Thierry Ghislain
Professeur, Faculté de génie
FGEN Département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique
Présentation
Sujets, disciplines ou intérêts de recherche
Chemical Engineering - Génie chimique, Analytical Chemistry - Chimie Analytique, Process Analytical Technology Technologie Analytiques appliquées aux Procédés, Chemometrics - Chimiométrie, Biomass - Biomasse, Bioproducts - Bioproduits, Bioprocess - Bioprocédés, Biochar, Environment - Environnement, Biomethanisation - Biométhanisation, Food Fraud - Fraude Alimentaire, Biotechnology - Biotechnologie
Adhésions
- (2026-). Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec. Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- (2025-). Ordre des Adminitrateurs Agréés. Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- (2019-). Ordre des Chimistes du Québec. Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Diplômes
- (2014-2015). Master in Business Administration (MBA). Nancy School of Management. Université de Lorraine. Nancy, Grand Est, France.
- (2007-2011). PhD. Earth sciences / Analytical chemistry. Université de Lorraine. Nancy, Grand Est, France.
- (2004-2006). Master. Analytical Chemistry. Université d'Aix-Marseille. Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Expériences académiques
- Associate Professor. (2026-). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Assistant Professor. (2024-2026). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Adjunct Professor. (2020-2023). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Lecturer. (2021-2023). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Researcher. (2009-2023). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Postdoctoral fellow. (2015-2019). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Research Associate. (2013-2015). Université de Lorraine. Nancy, Grand Est, France.
- Postdoctoral Fellow. (2011-2013). Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung. Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Allemagne.
Financement
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Subvention.
Développement du support analytique et optimisation des protocoles de fermentation pour les sirop d'érable possédant des défauts de saveur.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
(Ottawa, Canada).
86 956 $.
(2023-2024).
Numéro de subvention : 566439-2021. Voir plus -
Subvention.
Développement de technologies analytiques appliquées aux procédés agroalimentaires et de l'industrie acéricole.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
(Ottawa, Canada).
26 000 $.
(2023-2024).
Numéro de subvention : RGPIN-2022-05035. Voir plus -
Subvention.
Produção de combustíveis sustentáveis através da pirólise catalítica de misturas de resíduos lignocelulósicos e polietileno.
Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
(Brasília, Brésil).
(2022).
Numéro de subvention : 719722. Voir plus -
Subvention.
Développement de technologies analytiques appliquées aux procédés agroalimentaires et de l'industrie acéricole.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
(Ottawa, Canada).
12 500 $.
(2022-2023).
Numéro de subvention : DGECR-2022-00073. Voir plus -
Subvention.
Procédé d'analyse paramétrique permettant d'optimiser la production acéricole.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
(Ottawa, Canada).
129 008 $.
(2020-2021).
Numéro de subvention : 556411-2020. Voir plus
Publications
Articles
- Ian Macedo Silva, Ianny Andrade Cruz, Mehdi Bahrami, Thierry Ghislain, Jean-Michel Lavoie. (2027). Impact of headspace pressure on the Biochemical methane potential (BMP) experiments. Fuel. DOI
- Ariel Colaço de Oliveira, Maxime Lessard, Thierry Ghislain. (2026). Regulation-based rapid and accurate determination of ethanol content in alcoholic beverages using Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy and data processing tools. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. DOI
- de Andrade Bezerra, J.K., Lavoie, J.-M., Ghislain, T., Duarte, L.D.J.N., de Barros Neto, E.L. (2025). Preliminary Study of Alkyl Levulinate Synthesis using Aliphatic Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Zinc Oxide. Kinetics and Catalysis. DOI
- Bahrami, M., Cruz, I.A., Silva, I.M., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2025). Tailoring biochar properties for anaerobic digestion: Enhancing performance under high organic loading. Bioresource Technology. DOI
- M. Nazari, M.M. Aguilar, T. Ghislain, J.M. Lavoie. (2024). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass waste for production of high-quality biochar: Corn stover and hemp stem case studies. Biomass and Bioenergy. DOI
- Ardila-Suárez, C., Villegas, J.P., de Barros Neto, E.L., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2023). Bee green: Renewable hydrocarbon fuels from honeycomb residues. Fuel. DOI
- de Medeiros Dantas, J.M., Chastel, C.F., Wolfaardt, F.J., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2023). Cannabis-based biofuels in a biorefinery approach. Industrial Crops and Products. DOI
- Wolfaardt, F.J., Ghislain, T., Lessard, M., Görgens, J.F., Lavoie, J.-M. (2023). Tracking swelling of lignocellulosic biomass during acid hydrolysis by using size-exclusion chromatography to evaluate molecular size. Biomass and Bioenergy. DOI
- de Medeiros Dantas, J.M., Álvares Monge Neto, A., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2022). Bioethanol Production as an Alternative End for Maple Syrups with Flavor Defects. Fermentation. DOI
- Ardila-Suárez, C., Pablo Villegas, J., Lins de Barros Neto, E., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2022). Waste surgical masks to fuels via thermochemical co-processing with waste motor oil and biomass. Bioresource Technology. DOI
- Martínez Aguilar, M., Duret, X., Ghislain, T., Minh, D.P., Nzihou, A., Lavoie, J.-M. (2021). Production of fuel additives by direct conversion of softwood bark using a cheap metal salt. Energy Conversion and Management X. DOI
- Martínez Aguilar, M., Duret, X., Ghislain, T., Minh, D.P., Nzihou, A., Lavoie, J.-M. (2020). A simple process for the production of fuel additives using residual lignocellulosic biomass. Fuel. DOI
- Lugo-Pimentel, M., Boboescu, I.Z., Beigbeder, J.-B., Duret, X., Wolfaardt, F.J., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2020). Biorefinery done right. International Journal of Energy Production and Management. DOI
- Boboescu, I.Z., Chemarin, F., Beigbeder, J.-B., Rego de Vasconcelos, B., Munirathinam, R., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2019). Making next-generation biofuels and biocommodities a feasible reality. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. DOI
- Lavoie, J.-M., Ghislain, T., Bahl, E., Arauzo, J., Gonzalo, A., Gil-Lalaguna, N., Sánchez, J.L. (2019). Renewable antioxidant additive for biodiesel obtained from black liquor. Fuel. DOI
- Aubriet, F., Ghislain, T., Hertzog, J., Sonnette, A., Dufour, A., Mauviel, G., Carré, V. (2018). Characterization of biomass and biochar by LDI-FTICRMS – Effect of the laser wavelength and biomass material. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. DOI
- Damay, J., Duret, X., Ghislain, T., Lalonde, O., Lavoie, J.-M. (2018). Steam explosion of sweet sorghum stems: Optimisation of the production of sugars by response surface methodology combined with the severity factor. Industrial Crops and Products. DOI
- Shrestha, B., Le Brech, Y., Ghislain, T., Leclerc, S., Carré, V., Aubriet, F., Hoppe, S., Marchal, P., Pontvianne, S., Brosse, N., Dufour, A. (2017). A Multitechnique Characterization of Lignin Softening and Pyrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. DOI
- Ghislain, T., Molnárné Guricza, L., Schrader, W. (2017). Characterization of crude oil asphaltenes by coupling size-exclusion chromatography directly to an ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometer. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. DOI
- Eysseric, E., Ghislain, T., Duret, X., Lalonde, O., Segura, P.A., Lavoie, J.M. (2017). Effect of steam treatments on the availability of various families of secondary metabolites extracted from green sweet sorghum. Industrial Crops and Products. DOI
- Le Brech, Y., Ghislain, T., Leclerc, S., Bouroukba, M., Delmotte, L., Brosse, N., Snape, C., Chaimbault, P., Dufour, A. (2016). Effect of Potassium on the Mechanisms of Biomass Pyrolysis Studied using Complementary Analytical Techniques. Chemsuschem. DOI
- Ghislain, T., Faure, P., Michels, R. (2012). Detection and monitoring of PAH and oxy-PAHs by high resolution mass spectrometry: Comparison of ESI, APCI and APPI source detection. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. DOI
- Biache, C., Ghislain, T., Faure, P., Mansuy-Huault, L. (2011). Low temperature oxidation of a coking plant soil organic matter and its major constituents: An experimental approach to simulate a long term evolution. Journal of Hazardous Materials. DOI
- Ghislain, T., Faure, P., Biache, C., Michels, R. (2010). Low-temperature, mineral-catalyzed air oxidation: A possible new pathway for PAH stabilization in sediments and soils. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI
- Latkoczy, C., Ghislain, T. (2006). Simultaneous LIBS and LA-ICP-MS analysis of industrial samples. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. DOI
Chapitres de livre
- Dupont, C., Anca-Couce, A., Commandré, J.-M., Dieguez-Alonso, A., Ghislain, T., Martinez, M.G., Lavoie, J.-M. (2020). Condensable and liquid compounds from biomass and waste thermal degradation. Handbook on Characterization of Biomass Biowaste and Related by Products. DOI
- Ghislain, T., Duret, X., Diouf, P.N., Lavoie, J.-M. (2020). Lignocellulosic biomass. Handbook on Characterization of Biomass Biowaste and Related by Products. DOI
Autres contributions
Cours enseignés ou supervisés à l'UdeS
- GCH748 - Biocarburants et énergies renouvelables. (2024-2026). (3CR).
- GCH806 - Projet de développement en génie chimique II. (2026). (6CR).
- GCH120 - Techniques analytiques. (2024-2025). (3CR).
Divers
- Bahrami, M., Andrade Cruz, I., Silva, I.M., Ghislain, T., Lavoie, J.-M. (2025). “Tailoring Biochar Properties for Anaerobic Digestion: Enhancing Performance Under High Organic Loading”. Ssrn.
- de Oliveira, A.C., Lessard, M., Ghislain, T. (2024). Regulation-Based Rapid and Accurate Determination of Ethanol Content in Alcoholic Beverages Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Data Processing Tools. Ssrn.
