Didier ROBERT

IUT de Moselle-Est (UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE)
12 rue Victor Demange 47500 Saint-Avold
Email : Didier.robert[at]univ-lorraine.fr

ICPEES (UMR CNRS 7515-Université de Strasbourg)
Email : d.robert[at]unistra.fr

• Assistant Director of the Laboratory of Chemistry and Applications (University of Metz) and head of the "Environmental Chemistry and Clean Processes" division (2005–2008)
• Head of the Chemistry Department at the IUT of Moselle-Est (University of Lorraine) (2003–2009)
• Co-founder of the European Association of Chemistry and the Environment (Secretary, 2002–2006)
• Mission officer for Scientific and Technical Culture (STC) at the University of Metz (2010–2012)
• Head of the Saint-Avold team of ICPEES (since 2009)
• Founder in 2000 of the international conference series : European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA).

His research focuses on the development and optimization of photocatalytic processes and materials, particularly nanomaterials, for environmental applications such as water and air treatment to eliminate emerging contaminants like volatile organic compounds, pesticides, and nanometric plastics. He is interested in both the fundamental aspects and practical applications of photocatalysis. For example, he studies the use of conventional semiconductors such as titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and novel nanostructured materials (La-CeO₂/ZnO, Bi₂O₃/TiO₂, CdS, C₃N₄/TiO₂, WO₃, etc.) to improve process efficiency under various illumination conditions (UV, visible light, solar light).

• Coordinator of the ANR project PRUMOS (2014-2017) Photocatalytic microreactors using CuInS2-based quantum dot-sensitized semiconducting metal oxides,
• ANR project COPHOTOFE (2014-2017) Coupling of supported photocatalysts and oxidation by ferrates: towards an innovative solution for the treatment of aqueous effluents,
• Co-project manager: Development of a device for eliminating toxic chemical agents in the air by photocatalysis (2015-2017) DGA
•  Co-project manager of the european project INTERREG PHOTOPUR « Photocatalytic purification of pesticide contaminated water from viticulture » (2016-2020).
• Coordinator of the Europann project (AAP SFERA-III Transnational Access Activity (2020-2022) “Use of La1-xTixFeO3 dual catalyst with combined photocatalytic and photo-CWPO activity under solarlight for fungicide removal in water”.
• Coordinator of the  PHC project TOUBKAL (2020-2024) (France-Maroc) « Elimination by photocatalytic processes of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs present in discharge water».
• Coordinator of theANR project AOPNANOP : AOPs: « A powerful tool for nanoplastics mineralization in water » (2022-2026).

• Editor and co-funder of Environmental Chemistry Letters, published by Springer since 2003 (IF = 15,1)
• Associate editor of: Journal of Multifunctional Materials & Photoscience, Journal of Photocatalysis (Betham), Catalysts (MDPI), Catalysis Research (Lidsen) et Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics (oaepublish).
• Co-director of the book serie «Environmental chemistry for a sustainable world ” ISSN:2213-7114, published by  Springer Verlag, (70 volumes since 2011).

145. Investigation of a new modified easy one-step hydrothermal method to synthesize Z-scheme gC3N4-TiO2 composites for enhanced photocatalytic mineralization of sodium diclofenac, AV Abega, C Marchal, MA Dziurla, D Robert, J. of Photochem. and Photobio. A: Chemistry, (2024) 115850

144. Scaling-up the use of macroscopic photo-CWPO La1-xTixFeO3/SiC alveolar foam catalyst for solar water treatment against micropollutants, P. García-Muñoz, A. Abega, A. Hernández-Zanoletty, D. Robert, S. Malato, N. Keller, Chemical Engineering Journal, 498 (2024)155750

143. La-CeO2/ZnO nanocomposites for photocatalytic mineralization of diclofenac under solar irradiation, M Abbadi, A Laghzizil, D Robert, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 457, (2024) 115861

142. Fifty Years of Research in Environmental Photocatalysis: Scientific Advances, Discoveries, and New Perspectives, C Guillard, D Robert, Catalysts (2024) 14 (8), 547

141. Enhancing the Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Estrogenic Hormone Using ZnO/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite, C El Bekkali, M Abbadi, J Labrag, I Es-saidi, D Robert, JM Nunzi, A. Laghzizil, Chemistry Africa, 1-10 (2024)

140. Photocatalytic Efficiency of Suspended and Immobilized TiO2 P25 for Removing Myclobutanil, Penconazole and Their Commercial Formulations, I. Christian M'Bra, N. Keller, A. Trokourey, D. Robert, Photocatalysis: Research and Potential 1 (1), 1-10