IFP Energies nouvelles - Mobilité et Systèmes
Stage Chimie Hauts-de-Seine entre aujourd'hui et juillet 2023 6 mois
IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) est un acteur majeur de la recherche et de la formation dans les domaines de l’énergie, du transport et de l’environnement. De la recherche à l’industrie, l’innovation technologique est au cœur de son action, articulée autour de quatre priorités stratégiques : Mobilité Durable, Energies Nouvelles, Climat / Environnement / Economie circulaire et Hydrocarbures Responsables.
Dans le cadre de la mission d’intérêt général confiée par les pouvoirs publics, IFPEN concentre ses efforts sur :
With the announced drastic reduction of the share of fossil energy resources in the European energy mix, it is important to define real alternatives to petrochemicals. Biomass for example can provide a wide variety of families of high added value compounds.
Many fluids are used in the energy, transport, and environment sectors, for various applications ranging from renewable energy production to mobility. These fluids are often complex mixtures whose components are mainly made up of a hydrocarbon backbone. The complexity and chemistry of the components (hydrocarbons, alcohols, esters, etc.) of these fluids vary according to their origin and the targeted application: combustion, cooling, lubrication, or even electrical insulation. The chemical industry is focusing on new modelling techniques to predict the physicochemical behaviour of these fluids to improve for example the processes efficiency.
Computational methods are now involved in all activities of the chemical industry, including the design of new chemical products, the optimisation of manufacturing processes and even the evaluation of fluid properties. IFPEN contributes to these activities through the development of methods based on Machine Learning such as QSPR (Quantitative Structure Property Relationship) models and their inversion to identify the relevant chemical structures according to the targeted application.
This subject is well documented in the scientific literature, whether for the prediction of properties of pure molecules or fluid mixtures. These models rely on structural information of molecules and mixtures as well as on robust databases to deduce the desired properties. However, to date, it is known that the presence of trace compounds can have a strong impact on the properties without these models being able to take this into account.
The strategy proposed in this internship aims to make progress in this direction. It is based on three steps summarised below :
This work is part of a collaboration with the DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) in Germany. The candidate may therefore be required to travel to one of their laboratories to both feed the database and of course to discuss the modelling approaches to be developed.
The internship thus offers the possibility of combining experimental and modelling work. It also enables to exchange with a research laboratory abroad. This is an excellent opportunity that could eventually lead to the start of a PhD at the end of the internship.
Master’s degree in chemical sciences/chemical engineering.
Duration and dates: 6 months between march and August 2023
Practical information: The internship will take place at IFP Energies nouvelles in Rueil-Malmaison (west of Paris). The intern will be granted with a financial compensation (unless granted otherwise).
Interested ? Send a letter of motivation and a CV !
Stage Chimie Hauts-de-Seine entre mars et juillet 2023 de 5 à 6 mois
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Stage Chimie Hauts-de-Seine entre mars et août 2023 6 mois
IFP Energies nouvelles - Mobilité et Systèmes
Mickael Matrat