Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le vivant

SOPHIE FOURMENTIN

 Professor

Supramolecular Chemistry (CS) Team

Sophie FOURMENTIN

UCEIV, MREI 1
Université Littoral Cote d’Opale
145 Avenue Maurice Schuman
 59140 Dunkerque

 Tel : +33 (0)3 28 65 82  54

Mail : sophie.fourmentin@univ-littoral.fr

Sophie Fourmentin was born in Bar/S/Aube (France) in 1968. She received her pH.D. degree in organic chemistry from the University of Lille in 1994. In 1996, she became Assistant Professor at the University of Littoral-Côte d’Opale in Dunkerque. She developed a new subject area based on “Applications of cyclodextrins in the remediation of organic pollutants”.

In 2006, she completed her HDR (authorisation to supervise research activities) entitled “Cyclodextrin/organic pollutants inclusion complexes: Characterisation, and application to volatile organic compounds remediation”. In 2008 she was promoted Professor, and she managed the Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique et Environnement until 2010. From January 2010 to December 2019 she supervises the Supramolecular Chemistry team in the UCEIV laboratory. From 2015 to 2023 she was the director of the Industrial and Commercial Activities Department (SAIC) of the university. She is actually Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University.

Her current research studies lie at the interface between host/guest chemistry and environmental chemistry. They cover development of analytical methods to characterize host/guest inclusion complexes and development of innovative remediation technologies using green adsorbent. Her experience in the characterization of host/volatile guest complexes has been extended to the study of flavours and essential oils encapsulation, for food, fragrance or pharmaceutical applications.

She developed recently new deep eutectic solvent with supramolecular properties for the solubilisation of VOC and bioactive compounds.

Bibliometric information's (ISI Web of Knowledge - January 2024)

  • Number of articles, Web of Science : 150
  • h-index : 43
  • Total citations : 5273

Key publications

1.  C. Gui, P. Villarim, Z. Lei, S. Fourmentin: VOC absorption in supramolecular deep eutectic solvents: Experiment and molecular dynamic studies, Chem. Eng. J., 148708, 2024. DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2024.148708.

2.  M. Young, S.H. McCalmont, S. Fourmentin, P. Manesiotis, J.D. Holbrey, L. Moura: A high-throughput experimental approach to screening gas sorption by liquids and solids, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 11, 17787-17796, 2023. DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05901.

3.  P. Villarim, E. Genty, J. Zemmouri, S. Fourmentin: Deep eutectic solvents and conventional solvents as VOC absorbents for biogas upgrading: A comparative study, Chem. Eng. J., 446, 136875, 2022. DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2022.136875.

4.  J. Petitprez, F.-X. Legrand, C. Tams, J.D. Pipkin, V. Antle, M. Kfoury, S. Fourmentin: Huge solubility increase of poorly water-soluble pharmaceuticals by sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin complexation in a low-melting mixture. Environ. Chem. Lett., 20, 1561-1568, 2022. DOI:10.1007/s10311-022-01415-y.

5.  T. El Achkar, T. Moufawad, S. Ruellan, D. Landy, H. Greige-Gerges, S. Fourmentin: Cyclodextrins: from solute to solvent, Chem. Comm., 56, 3385-3388, 2020. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00460J.

6.  T. Moufawad, L. Moura, M. Ferreira, H. Bricout, S. Tilloy, E. Monflier, M. Costa Gomes, D. Landy, S. Fourmentin: First evidence of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes in a deep eutectic solvent, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 7, 6345-6351, 2019. DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00044.

7.  M.E. Di Pietro, G. Colombo Dugoni, M. Ferro, A. Mannu, F. Castiglione, M. Costa Gomes, S. Fourmentin, A. Mele: Do Cyclodextrins Encapsulate Volatiles in Deep Eutectic Systems? ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 7, 17397-17405, 2019. DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04526.

8.  T. El Achkar, S. Fourmentin, H. Greige-Gerges: Deep Eutectic Solvents: an overview on their interactions with water and biochemical compounds, J. Mol. Liq., 288, 2019. DOI:10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111028.

9.  L. Moura, T. Moufawad, M. Ferreira, H. Bricout, S. Tilloy, E. Monflier, M. F. Costa Gomes, D. Landy, S. Fourmentin : Deep eutectic solvents as promising media for the absorption of volatile organic compounds, Environ. Chem. Lett., 15, 747-753, 2017. DOI:10.1007/s10311-017-0654-y. Press release.

10.  M. Kfoury, L. Auezova, H. Greige-Gerges, K.L. Larsen, S. Fourmentin : Release studies of trans-anethole from β-cyclodextrin solid inclusion complexes by Multiple Headspace Extraction, Carbohydr. Polym., 151, 1245-1250, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.06.079.

11.  M. Kfoury, L. Auezova, H. Greige-Gerges, S. Fourmentin : Promising applications of cyclodextrins in food: improvement of essential oils retention, controlled release and antiradical activity, Carbohydr. Polym., 131, 264-272, 2015. DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.06.014.

12.  P. Blach, S. Fourmentin, D. Landy, F. Cazier, G. Surpateanu : Cyclodextrins: a new efficient absorbent to treat waste gas streams, Chemosphere, 70, 374, 2008. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.018

book chapters

1.  D. Landy, I. Mallard, A. Ponchel, E. Monflier, S. Fourmentin: Cyclodextrins in Remediation Technologies, In E. Lichtfouse et al. (eds.), Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World: Part 1, Springer, pp 47-81, 2012. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2442-6. ISBN: 978-94007-2441-9.

2.  F. Hapiot, L. Leclercq, N. Azaroual, S. Fourmentin, S. Tilloy and E. Monflier : Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation Promoted by Modified Cyclodextrins: Current Scope and Future Developments» in «Advances in Organic Synthesis» (Ed.: Atta-ur-Rehman) Bentham Science Publishers, Vol. 4, pp. 37-64, 2013. DOI: 10.2174/97816080547561130401.

3.  S. Fourmentin, N. Morin-Crini et G. Crini : Cyclodextrines et complexes d’inclusion. Cyclodextrines, histoire, propriétés, chimie & applications, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015.

4.  N. Morin-Crini, G. Torri, S. Fourmentin, et G. Crini : Principales applications des cyclodextrines. Cyclodextrines et complexes d’inclusion. Cyclodextrines, histoire, propriétés, chimie & applications, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015.

5.  M. Kfoury, A. Ciobanu, N.G. Hadaruga, D.I. Hadaruga et S. Fourmentin : Cyclodextrines comme agents d’encapsulation des arômes. Cyclodextrines et complexes d’inclusion. Cyclodextrines, histoire, propriétés, chimie & applications, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015.

6.  E. Euvrard, N. Morin-Crini, C. Bradu, S. Gavoille, P. Winterton, C. Lagarrigue, X. Hutinet, G. Trunfio, G. Torri, C. Druart, A. Poupeney, S. Avramescu, S. Fourmentin et G. Crini : Polymères réticulés de béta-cyclodextrine : complexation de substances émergentes et mécanismes d’adsorption. Cyclodextrines et complexes d’inclusion. Cyclodextrines, histoire, propriétés, chimie & applications, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015.

7.  M. Kfoury, N.G. Hadaruga, D.I. Hadaruga et S. Fourmentin : An overview of the use of cyclodextins as encapsulation material for delivering and improving flavors and aroma performance and functionalities. pp 127-192, 2016. Encapsulations, Nanotechnology In Food Industry, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-804307-3. doi 10.1016/b978-0-12-804307-3.00004-1.

8.  C. Sebaaly, C. Charcosset, S. Fourmentin, H. Greige-Gerges : Potential applications of cyclodextrins inclusion complexes, liposomes and drug-in-cyclodextrin-in-liposome in food industry and packaging. Role of material science in food bioengineering, Vol 19. Elsevier, pp 187-234, 2018. ISBN:978-0-12-811448-3.

9.  G. Crini, S. Fourmentin, E. Fenyvesi, G. Torri, M. Fourmentin, N. Morin-Crini : Fundamentals and Applications of Cyclodextrins. Springer International Publishing AG. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds.), Cyclodextrin Fundamentals, Reactivity and Analysis, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, pp 1-55, 2018. DOI :10.1007/978-3-319-76159-6_1.

10.  M. Kfoury, L. Aueuzova, H. Greige-Gerges, S. Fourmentin : Cyclodextrins for Essential Oils Applications. Springer International Publishing AG. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds.), Cyclodextrin Applications in Medicine, Food, Environment and Liquid Crystals, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, pp 81-123, 2018. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-76162-6_4.

11.  N. Morin-Crini, M. Fourmentin, S. Fourmentin, G. Torri, G. Crini : Silica Materials Containing Cyclodextrin for Pollutant Removal. Springer International Publishing AG. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds.), Cyclodextrin Applications in Medicine, Food, Environment and Liquid Crystals, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, pp 149-182, 2018. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-76162-6_6.

12.  N. Morin-Crini, S. Fourmentin, É. Fenyvesi, E. Lichtfouse, G. Torri, M. Fourmentin, G. Crini : History of Cyclodextrins. In: The History of Cyclodextrins, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 52, pp 1-93, 2020. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-49308-0_1.

13.  T. El Achkar, H. Greige-Gerges, S. Fourmentin : Understanding the Basics and Properties of Deep Eutectic Solvents. In: Fourmentin S., Costa Gomes M., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Deep Eutectic Solvents for Medicine, Gas Solubilization and Extraction of Natural Substances. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 56, pp. 1-40, 2021. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-53069-3_1.

14.  CH. Nguyen., L. Augis, S. Fourmentin, G. Barratt, FX. Legrand: Deep Eutectic Solvents for Innovative Pharmaceutical Formulations. In: Fourmentin S., Costa Gomes M., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Deep Eutectic Solvents for Medicine, Gas Solubilization and Extraction of Natural Substances. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 56, pp 41-102, 2021. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-53069-3_2.

books

1.  Cyclodextrin Applications in Medicine, Food, Environment and Liquid Crystals. Springer Cyclodextrines, histoire, propriétés, chimie & applications, coordonné par Nadia Morin-Crini, Sophie Fourmentin et Grégorio Crini. ISBN 978-2-84867-520-6, édité par les Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015.

2.  Cyclodextrin Fundamentals, Reactivity and Analysis. Springer International Publishing AG. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds.). Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-76159-6.

3.  Cyclodextrin Applications in Medicine, Food, Environment and Liquid Crystals. Springer International Publishing AG. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds.). Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-76162-6.

4.  The History of Cyclodextrins. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. G. Crini et al. (eds.), Environmental Chemistry or a Sustainable World, vol 52, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-49307-3. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-49308-0.

5.  Deep Eutectic Solvents for Medicine, Gas Solubilization and Extraction of Natural Substances. S. Fourmentin et al. (eds) Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 56, 2021. Springer, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-53068-6. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-53069-3.

patent

Fourmentin, D. Landy, L. Moura, S. Tilloy, H. Bricout, M. Ferreira : Procédé d’épuration d’un effluent gazeux, FR3058905 A1, WO2018091379A1.