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News 13 October 2025

Contribution of machine learning to the oxidation stability of hydrocarbons

The oxidation stability of hydrocarbons is a critical property for their use (as aviation fuels, lubricants, etc.), storage and transport. Low stability gives rise to unwanted reactions that can have an adverse effect on the performance of products, reduce their lifespan and, potentially, pose risks in terms of safety. To overcome these limitations, a recent study was conducted by IFP Énergies nouvelles in partnership with Lille University, aimed at developing a reliable predictive tool that would avoid the systematic use of laborious tests.

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Daphné LORNE

Economic Engineer, Head of Projects
A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie de Nancy, Daphné Lorne joined IFPEN in 2006 as a research engineer working on the roll-out of biofuel supply chains within the Economic Studies
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Sibylle DUVAL--DACHARY

Environmental Analyst (LCA) & Researcher
2016–2019: Mines de Nancy. General engineer specialising in processes, energy and the environment 2020–2021: LCA engineer in the Economics and Monitoring Department at IFPEN. Main areas of LCA
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Maxime LUCAS

Life Cycle Assessment research engineer
Research engineer specialized in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied to energy systems. Teaching contributions at IFP School and other universities. Designated French expert advising the Directorate
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Philippe BÉARD

Research engineer
Dr, PhD in Fluid Mechanics
PhD in Fluid Mechanics at ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France in 1994. Research engineer in the Systems Simulation and Modelling Department from 1996 to 2008. Since 2008, research engineer in the Chemical
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Frédérique BIDARD-MICHELOT

Research engineer in Biotechnology,
PhD in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology
Frédérique Bidard-Michelot, a doctor in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology from the University of Montpellier II, has dedicated her career to the study of ascomycete microorganisms (yeasts
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Minh Tuan NGUYEN

PhD. Research engineer
Minh Tuan Nguyen completed an Engineer degree from Da-Nang University of Technology (Vietnam) in 2012, and a Master of Science degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (ENSCL) and IFP
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Etienne GIRARD

Research scientist in Catalysis / R&I Project manager
Following an engineering degree obtained from Chimie ParisTech (2008), I completed my research career with an academic thesis at the University of Toulouse (obtained in 2012), on the design and
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Francesco PATACCHINI

Research engineer in scientific computing
Francesco Patacchini is a research engineer in scientific computing and, more generally, in applied mathematics. He obtained his PhD at Imperial College London in 2017 under the supervision of Prof
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Maria-Fernanda ROMERO-SARMIENTO

Senior Geochemist
Organic Geochemistry PhD. HdR.
Sciences of the Earth and the Universe HDR
Maria-Fernanda Romero-Sarmiento joined IFP Energies nouvelles in 2010 as a research scientist in organic geochemistry. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Geochemistry from the University of Lille (France)
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Chaouki HABCHI

Senior Researcher
HDR-Associated with SMEMaG Doctoral School CentraleSupelec
PhD from the Sorbonne University (PARIS-6) obtained in 1990 in the field of Computational Fluid Mechanics. HDR ( habilitation à diriger des recherches) from the Institut National Polytechnique de