Jean-François Blais

Diallo, Salmata, Tran, Lan Huong, Larivière, Dominic & Blais, Jean-François (2024). Mass balance and economic study of a treatment chain for rare earths, base metals and precious metals recovery from used smartphones. Minerals Engineering, 215: art. 108824.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108824

Ibsaine, Fatima, Dionne, Justine, Tran, Lan Huong, Coudert, Lucie, Pasquier, Louis-César & Blais, Jean-François (2024). Scaling up, mass balance and techno-economic study of a hydrothermal process used to synthesize zeolite from aluminosilicate residues obtained from lithium production. Minerals Engineering, 216: art. 108841.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108841

Otron, Aba Marie Anne-Antoine, Tran, Lan Huong & Blais, Jean-François (2024). Mass balance and economic study of a treatment chain for nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements recovery from Ni-MH batteries. Environmental Technology, online.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2387374

Otron, Aba Marie Anne-Antoine, Millogo, Tètèrè Jessica Farida, Tran, Lan Huong & Blais, Jean-François (2024). Optimization of metals and rare earth elements leaching from spent Ni-MH batteries by response surface methodology. Environmental Technology, 45 (20): 4156-4168.
DOI : 10.1080/09593330.2023.2243391

Pazmino-Sosa, Ana Gisell, Blais, Jean-François & Champagne, Pascale (2024). Effects of 17a-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) and removal potential by two microalgal species Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus. Algal Research, 82: art. 103634.
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2024.103634

Andrianandraina, Sitraka Herizo, Alamdari, Houshang D. & Blais, Jean-François (2023). Mass balance and techno-economic study of a complete treatment chain of bio-oxidation for the extraction and recovery of precious metals from gold ore. Minerals Engineering, 202: Art. 108247.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108247

Etteieb, Selma, Braghiroli, Flavia, Robert, Émilie, Magdouli, Sara, Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2023). Modified biochar amended phytostabilization of selenium in contaminated soil under cold climate in northern Québec (Canada). Land Degradation & Development, ONLINE.
DOI: 10.22541/au.168440049.90340990/v1

Ibsaine, Fatima, Azizi, Dariush, Dionne, Justine, Tran, Lan Huong, Coudert, Lucie, Pasquier, Louis-César & Blais, Jean-François (2023). Conversion of aluminosilicate residue generated from lithium extraction process to NaX zeolite. Minerals, 13 (12): Art. 1467.
DOI: 10.3390/min13121467

Ibsaine, Fatima, Azizi, Dariush, Dionne, Justine, Tran, Lan Huong, Coudert, Lucie, Pasquier, Louis-César & Blais, Jean-François (2023). Synthesis of zeolites using aluminosilicate residues from the lithium extraction. Waste and Biomass Valorization, ONLINE.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2947924/v1

Otron, Aba Marie Anne-Antoine, Millogo, Tètèrè Jessica Farida, Tran, Lan Huong & Blais, Jean-François (2023). Optimization of metals and rare earth elements leaching from spent Ni-MH batteries by response surface methodology. Environmental Technology, ONLINE.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2243391

Taillard, Vincent, Martel, Richard, Pasquier, Louis-César, Blais, Jean-François, Gilbert, Véronique & Mercier, Guy (2023). Persulfate activated with calcium peroxide to remediate raft soil contaminated with diesel in arctic northern villages: on-site pilot scale study . Environmental Technology, ONLINE.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2173660

Valdez Castillo, Mariana, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Arriaga Garcia, Sonia Lorena, Blais, Jean-François, Heitz, Michele & Avalos-Ramírez, Antonio (2023). Co-fermentation of agri-food residues using a co-culture of yeasts as a new bioprocess to produce 2-phenylethanol. Molecules, 28 (14): Art. 5536.
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145536

Andrianandraina, S. H., Dionne, Justine, Darvishi-Alamdari, H. & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Effect of grain size on the bacterial oxidation of a refractory gold sulfide concentrate and its dissolution by cyanidation. Minerals Engineering, 176: Art. 107360.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107360

Andrianandraina, Sitraka Herizo, Darvishi-Alamdari, Houshang & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Reuse of acid bioleachate in bacterial oxidation of a refractory gold sulfide concentrate. Minerals, 12 (9): Art. 1087.
DOI: 10.3390/min12091087

Azizi, Dariush, Arif, Ayman, Blair, David, Dionne, Justine, Filion, Yves, Ouarda, Yassine, Pazmino, Ana Gisell, Pulicharla, Rama, Rilstone, Victoria, Tiwari, Bhagyashree, Vignale, Leah, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Champagne, Pascale, Drogui, Patrick, Langlois, Valérie S. & Blais, Jean-François (2022). A comprehensive review on current technologies for removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals from wastewaters. Environmental Research, 207: Art. 112196.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112196

Fortin-Lecomte, Charlotte, Tran, Lan Huong, Rioux, Geneviève, Coudert, Lucie & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Recovery of indium from acidic leach solutions of spent LCD panels using ion exchange. Hydrometallurgy, 210: Art. 105845.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105845

Lamy Morissette, Claude, Cecchi, Emmanuelle & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Mineralogical variability of the Whabouchi pegmatite and its effect on the Li concentrations. The Canadian Mineralogist, 60 (5): 759-774.
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.2100071

Nguyen, Thi Yen Chau, Coudert, Lucie, Tran, Lan Huong, Mueller, Kristin K., Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Optimization of high-grade fluorspar recovery from rare earth element carbonatite deposit using column flotation. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 39: 2133-2147.
DOI: 10.1007/s42461-022-00666-1

Pandey, Aishwarya, Ndao, Adama, Adjallé, Kokou D. & Blais, Jean-François (2022). Sustainable applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates in various fields: A critical review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 221: 1184-1201.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.098

Taillard, Vincent, Martel, Richard, Pasquier, Louis-César, Blais, Jean-François, Gilbert, Véronique & Mercier, Guy (2022). Diesel spills under stilted buildings in Canadian Arctic villages: what is the best remediation method?. Polar Research, 41: Art. 7724.
DOI: 10.33265/polar.v41.7724

Taillard, Vincent, Mercier, Guy, Pasquier, Louis-César, Blais, Jean-François & Martel, Richard (2022). Physical process to sort construction and demolition waste (C&DW) fines components using process water. Waste Management, 143: 125-134.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.012

Valdez Castillo, Mariana, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Arriaga, Sonia, Blais, Jean-François & Avalos Ramirez, Antonio (2022). Effect of passive cell immobilization of co-cultured yeasts on the whey fermentation and alcohols production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 375: Art. 133988.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133988

Valdez Castillo, Mariana, Laxman Pachapur, Vinayak, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Arriaga, Sonia, Blais, Jean-François & Avalos-Ramírez, Antonio (2022). Effect of the concentration of L-phenylalanine and lactose on 2-phenylethanol production by whey fermentation using the yeasts Kluyveromyces marxianus and Debaryomyces hansenii under co-culture mode. Bioresource Technology Reports, 18: Art. 100994.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2022.100994

Azizi, Dariush, Ibsaine, Fatima, Dionne, Justine, Pasquier, Louis-César, Coudert, Lucie & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Microporous and macroporous materials state-of-the-art of the technologies in zeolitization of aluminosilicate bearing residues from mining and metallurgical industries: A comprehensive review. Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 318: Art. 111029.
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111029

Barraoui, Driss; Blais, Jean-François & Labrecque, Michel (2021). Cleanup of sewage sludge spiked with Cd, Cu, and Zn: Sludge quality and distribution of metals in the “soil-plant-water” system. Chemosphere, 267: Art. 129223.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129223

Barraoui, Driss, Blais, Jean-François & Labrecque, Michel (2021). Effect of cleanup of spiked sludge on corn growth biosorption and metal leaching. Emerging Contaminants, 7: 77-87.
DOI: 10.1016/j.emcon.2021.02.002

Costis, Sophie, Coudert, Lucie, Mueller, Kristin K., Neculita, Carmen Mihaela & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth element deposit at high salinity. J. Environ. Manage., 300: Art. 3.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113773

Costis, Sophie, Coudert, Lucie, Mueller, Kristin K., Neculita, Carmen Mihaela & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Impact of freeze-thaw on the behaviour of flotation tailings from a rare earth deposit. Appl. Geochem., 135: Art. 105106.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105106

Costis, Sophie; Mueller, Kristin K.; Coudert, Lucie; Neculita, Carment Mihaela; Reynier, Nicolas & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Recovery potential of rare earth elements from mining and industrial residues: A review and cases studies. J. Geochem. Explor., 221: Art. 106699.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106699

Janin, Amélie; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Copper extraction and recovery from alkaline copper quaternary and copper azole treated wood using sulfuric acid leaching and ion exchange or electrodeposition. J. Clean. Prod., 279: Art. 123687.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123687

Lounate, Khalifa, Mueller, Kristin K., Coudert, Lucie, Genty, Thomas, Potvin, Robin, Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Stabilization and management of sulfate-reducing bioreactor residues after acid mine drainage treatment. Water Air Soil Pollut., 232: Art. 404.
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-021-05325-7

Metahni, Sabrine, Coudert, Lucie, Gloaguen, Erwan, Tran, Lan Huong, Guemiza, Karima, Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Combining sequential gaussian simulation with linear regression to develop rehabilitation strategies using a hydrometallurgical process to simultaneously remove metals, PCP, and PCDD/F from a contaminated soil. Soil Sediment. Contam., 30 (3): 275-291.
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2020.1849019

Nguyen, Thi Yen Chau, Tran, Lan Huong, Coudert, Lucie, Mueller, Kristin K., Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Mass balance study of a multistage process for the purification of a fluorspar by-product from a rare earth element carbonatite deposit. Miner. Eng., 171: Art. 107122.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107122

Nguyen, Thi Yen Chau, Tran, Lan Huong, Mueller, Kristin K., Coudert, Lucie, Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Pre-concentration of fluorite from a rare earth element carbonatite deposit through the combination of magnetic separation and leaching. Miner. Eng., Minerals Engineering, 174: Art. 106998.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106998

Reynes JF, Mercier G, Blais J-F & Pasquier L-C (2021). Aqueous mineral carbonation of Fe rich olivine by cation complexation using 2,2′-bipidine; concept validation and parameters optimization. Appl. Geochem., 131: Art. 105029.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105029

Reynes JF, Mercier G, Blais J-F & Pasquier L-C (2021). Feasibility of a mineral carbonation technique using iron-silicate mining waste by direct flue gas CO₂ capture and cation complexation using 2,2′-Bipyridine. Minerals, 11 (4): Art. 343.
DOI: 10.3390/min11040343

Reynier, Nicolas, Gagné-Turcotte, Roselyne, Coudert, Lucie, Costis, Sophie, Cameron, Roy & Blais, Jean-François (2021). Bioleaching of uranium tailings as secondary sources for rare earth elements production. Minerals, 11 (3): Art. 302.
DOI: 10.3390/min11030302

Tebbiche, Ilies, Pasquier, Louis-César, Mercier, Guy, Blais, Jean-François & Kentish, Sandra (2021). Mineral carbonation with thermally activated serpentine; the implication of serpentine preheating temperature and heat integration. Chem. Eng. Res. Desing, 172: 159-174.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.06.002

Valdez Castillo, Mariana, Tahmasbi, Hamed, Pachapur, Vinayak Laxman, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Vuckovic, Dajana, Sitnikov, Dimitri, Arriaga, Sonia, Blais, Jean-François & Ramirez, Antonio Avalos (2021). Production of aroma and flavor-rich fusel alcohols by cheese whey fermentation using the Kluyveromyces marxianus and Debaryomyces hansenii yeasts in monoculture and co-culture modes. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 96 (8): 2354-2367.
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.6763

Viry, Elisabeth, Tran, Lan Huong, Pasquier, Louis-César, Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2021). Valorization of apatite mining flotation residues by the manufacture of artificial aggregates. Res. Conserv. Recycl., 171: Art. 105605.
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105605

Costis, Sophie; Coudert, Lucie; Mueller, K. K.; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Neculita, Carment Mihaela & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Assessment of the leaching potential of flotation tailings from rare earth mineral extraction in cold climates. Sci. Total Environ., 732: Art. 139225.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139225

Lounate, Khalifa; Coudert, Lucie; Genty, Thomas; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Geochemical behavior and stabilization of spent sulfate-reducing biofilter mixtures for treatment of acid mine drainage. Sci. Total Environ., 718: Art. 134394.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137394

Magdouli, Sara; Guedri, Tayssir; Rouissi, Tarek; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Sync between leucine, biotin and citric acid to improve lipid production by Yarrowia lipolytica on crude glycerol-based media. Biomass Bioenerg., 142: Art. 105764.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105764

Metahni, Sabrine; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François; Tran, Lan Huong; Gloaguen, Erwan; Mercier, Gabrielle & Mercier, Guy (2020). Techno-economic assessment of an hydrometallurgical process to simultaneously remove As, Cr, Cu, PCP and PCDD/F from contaminated soil. J. Environ. Manage., 263: Art. 110371.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110371

Metahni, Sabrine; Coudert, Lucie; Gloaguen, Erwan; Tran, Lan Huong; Guemiza, Karima; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Combining sequential gaussian simulation with linear regression to develop rehabilitation strategies using a hydrometallurgical process to simultaneously remove metals, PCP, and PCDD/F from a contaminated soil. Soil Sediment. Contam., ONLINE.
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2020.1849019

Moutiy, El Houssaine; Tran, Lan Huong; Mueller, Kristin K.; Coudert, Lucie & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Optimized indium solubilization from LCD panels using H₂SO₄ leaching. Waste Manage., 114: 53-61.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.07.002

Tebbiche, Ilies; Pasquier, Louis-César; Mercier, Guy; Blais, Jean-François & Kentish, Sandra (2020). Thermally activated serpentine leaching under flue gas conditions in a bubble column reactor operated at ambient pressure and temperature. Hydrometallurgy, 195: Art. 105391.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105391

Tran, Lan Huong; Tanong, Kulchaya; Jabir, Ahlame Dalila; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2020). Hydrometallurgical process and economic evaluation for recovery of zinc and manganese from spent alkaline batteries. Metals, 10 (9): Art. 1175.
DOI: 10.3390/met10091175

Du Breuil, Clémence; Pasquier, Louis-César; Dipple, Gregory; Blais, Jean-François; Iliuta, Maria Cornélia & Mercier, Guy (2019). Impact of particle size in serpentine thermal treatment: Implications for serpentine dissolution in aqueous-phase using CO₂ in flue gas conditions. Appl. Clay Sci., 182: Art. 105286.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2019.105286

Du Breuil, Clémence; Pasquier, Louis-César; Dipple, Gregory M.; Blais, Jean-François; Iliuta, Maria Cornélia & Mercier, Guy (2019). Mineralogical transformations of heated serpentine and their impact on dissolution during aqueous-phase mineral carbonation reaction in flue gas conditions. Minerals, 9 (11): Art. 680.
DOI: 10.3390/min9110680

Guemiza, Karima; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy; Tran, Lan Huong; Metahni, Sabrine; Blais, Jean-François; Besner, Simon & Mercier, Guy (2019). Removal of potential toxic inorganic and organic compounds from contaminated soils by alkaline leaching with surfactant. Soil Sediment. Contam., 28 (5): 513-527.
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2019.1635080

Gutierrez-Villagomez, Juan Manuel; Martyniuk, Christopher J.; Xing, Lei; Langlois, Valérie S.; Pauli, Bruce D.; Blais, Jules M. & Trudeau, Vance L. (2019). Transcriptome analysis reveals that naphthenic acids perturb gene networks related to metabolic processes, membrane integrity, and gut function in Silurana (Xenopus) tropicalis embryos. Front. Mar. Sci., 6: Art. 533.
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00533

Metahni, Sabrine; Coudert, Lucie; Gloaguen, Erwan; Guemiza, Karima; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2019). Comparison of different interpolation methods and sequential Gaussian simulation to estimate volumes of soil contaminated by As, Cr, Cu, PCP and dioxins/furans. Environ. Pollut., 252, Part A: 409-410.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.122

Mouedhen, Ikbel; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2019). Prediction of physical separation of metals from soils contaminated with municipal solid waste ashes and metallurgical residues. Waste Manage., 93: 138-153.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.05.031

Nielsen, Guillaume; Coudert, Lucie; Janin, Amélie; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2019). Influence of organic carbon sources on metal removal from mine impacted water using sulfate-reducing bacteria bioreactors in cold climates. Mine Water Environ., 38 (1): 104-118.
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-018-00580-3

dos Santos, Heldiane S.; Ferrarini, Suzana F.; Flores, Francine Q.; Pires, Marçal J. R.; Azevedo, Carla M. N.; Coudert, Lucie & Blais, Jean-François (2018). Removal of toxic elements from wastewater generated in the decontamination of CCA-treated Eucalyptus sp. and Pinus canadense wood. J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manage., 20 (2): 1299-1309.
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-017-0694-1

Magdouli, S.; Saffar, T.; Guedri, T.; Rouissi, T.; Brar, S. K. & Blais, J. F. (2018). Practical aspects and case studies of industrial scale fermentation. In: Brar, S. K., Das, R. K. & Sarma, S. J., (Eds). Microbial sensing in fermentation. pp. 267-290. Wiley.
DOI: 10.1002/9781119248002.ch12

Magdouli, Sara; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2018). Morphology and rheological behaviour of Yarrowia lipolytica: Impact of dissolved oxygen level on cell growth and lipid composition. Process Biochem., 65: 1-10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.10.021

Mouedhen, Ikbel; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2018). Study of factors involved in the gravimetric separation process to treat soil contaminated by municipal solid waste. J. Environ. Manage., 209: 23-36.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.020

Nielsen, Guillaume; Hatam, Ido; Abuan, Karl A.; Janin, Amélie; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François; Mercier, Guy & Baldwin, Susan A. (2018). Semi-passive in-situ pilot scale bioreactor successfully removed sulfate and metals from mine impacted water under subarctic climatic conditions. Water Res., 140: 268-279.
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.035

Nielsen, Guillaume; Janin, Amélie; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2018). Performance of sulfate-reducing passive bioreactors for the removal of Cd and Zn from mine drainage in a cold climate. Mine Water Environ., 37 (1): 42-55.
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-017-0465-1

Pasquier, Louis-César; Kemache, Nasima; Mocellin, Julien; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2018). Waste concrete valorization; Aggregates and mineral carbonation feedstock production. Geosciences, 8 (9): Art. 342.
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8090342

Sierra, C.; Chouinard, S.; Pasquier, Louis-César; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2018). Feasibility study on the utilization of serpentine residues for Mg(OH)2 production. Waste Biomass Valor., 9 (10): 1921-1933.
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-017-9926-9

Tanong, Kulchaya; Tran, Lan Huong; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2018). Recovery of Zn from unsorted spent batteries using solvent extraction and electrodeposition. J. Environ. Eng., 144 (6): Art. 04018033.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001345

Zolfaghari, Mehdi; Drogui, Patrick & Blais, Jean-François (2018). Removal of macro-pollutants in oily wastewater obtained from soil remediation plant using electro-oxidation process. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 25 (8): 7748-4457.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1054-3

Ben Ghacham, Alia; Pasquier, Louis-César; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2017). Valorization of waste concrete through CO₂ mineral carbonation: Optimizing parameters and improving reactivity using concrete separation. J. Clean. Prod., 166: 869-878.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.015

Bendouz, Malika; Dionne, Justine; Tran, Lan Huong; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon oxidation from concentrates issued from an attrition process of polluted soil using the fenton reagent and permanganate. Water Air Soil Pollut., 228 (3): Art. 115.
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-017-3292-x

Bendouz, Malika; Tran, Lan Huong; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in different synthetic solutions by Fenton’s oxidation. Environ. Technol., 38 (1): 116-127.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1188161

Bendouz, Malika; Tran, Lan Huong; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Optimization of PAHs oxidation from a concentrate of soil attrition using potassium permanganate. Soil Sediment. Contam., 26 (6): 605-622.
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2017.1367754

Ghorbel, Leila; Coudert, Lucie; Gilbert, Yan; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Determination of critical operational conditions favoring sulfide production from domestic wastewater treated by a sulfur-utilizing denitrification process. J. Environ. Manage., 198 (Part 1): 16-23.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.058

Ghorbel, Leila; Coudert, Lucie; Gilbert, Yan; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Sulfide generation and clogging during infiltration of denitrified domestic wastewater through two artificially created soils. J. Environ. Eng., 143 (12): Art. 04017079.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001277

Guemiza, Karima; Coudert, Lucie; Metahni, Sabrine; Mercier, Guy; Besner, Simon & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Treatment technologies used for the removal of As, Cr, Cu, PCP and/or PCDD/F from contaminated soil: A review. J. Hazard Mater., 333: 194-214.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.021

Guemiza, Karima; Coudert, Lucie; Tran, Lan Huong; Metahni, Sabrine; Blais, Jean-François; Besner, Simon & Mercier, Guy (2017). Optimizing removal of arsenic, chromium, copper, pentachlorophenol and polychlorodibenzo-dioxins/furans from the 1-4 mm fraction of polluted soil using an attrition process. Environ. Technol., 38 (15): 1862-1877.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1239658

Guemiza, Karima; Coudert, Lucie; Tran, Lan Huong; Metahni, Sabrine; Blais, Jean-François; Besner, Simon & Mercier, Guy (2017). Counter-current attrition process (CCAP) to remove metals, pentachlorophenol (PCP), dioxins and furans (PCDDF) from the 1-4-mm fraction of contaminated soil. Soil Sediment. Contam., 26 (6): 636-650.
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2017.1397098

Guemiza, Karima; Coudert, Lucie; Tran, Lan Huong; Metahni, Sabrine; Blais, Jean-François; Besner, Simon & Mercier, Guy (2017). Influence of soil parameters on the efficiency of the attrition process to remove metals, PCP, dioxins and furans from contaminated soils. Water Air Soil Pollut., 228: Art. 466.
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-017-3633-9

Guitaya, Léa; Azaïs, Antonin; Zaviska, François; Drogui, Patrick; Blais, Jean-François & Gourich, Bouchaïb (2017). Electrochemical oxidation as treatment for contaminated wastewaters by carbamazepine: process optimization through response surface methodology. Water Air Soil Pollut., 228: Art. 384.
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-017-3565-4

Kemache, Nasima; Pasquier, Louis-Cesar; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Mouedhen, Ikbel; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2017). Aqueous mineral carbonation for CO₂ sequestration: From laboratory to pilot scale. Fuel Procces. Technol., 166: 209-216.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2017.06.005

Magdouli, Sara; Guedri, Tayssir; Rouissi, Tarek; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Valorization of raw glycerol and crustacean waste into value added products by Yarrowia lipolytica. Bioresource Technol., 243: 57-68.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.074

Metahni, Sabrine; Coudert, Lucie; Chartier, Myriam & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Pilot-scale decontamination of soil polluted with As, Cr, Cu, PCP, and PCDDF by attrition and alkaline leaching. J. Environ. Eng., 143 (9): Art. 04017055.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001255

Mocellin, Julien; Mercier, Guy; Morel, Jean-Louis; Charbonnier, Patrick; Blais, Jean-François & Simonnot, Marie-Odile (2017). Recovery of zinc and manganese from pyrometallurgy sludge by hydrometallurgical processing. J. Clean. Prod., 168: 311-321.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.003

Mouedhen, Ikbel; Kemache, Nasima; Pasquier, Louis-Cesar; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2017). Effect of pCO₂ on direct flue gas mineral carbonation at pilot scale. J. Environ. Manage., 198 (Part 1): 1-8.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.048

Tanong, Kulchaya; Coudert, Lucie; Chartier, Myriam; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Study of the factors influencing the metals solubilisation from a mixture of waste batteries by response surface methodology. Environ. Technol., 38 (24): 3167-3179.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1291756

Tanong, Kulchaya; Tran, Lan Huong; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Recovery of Zn (II), Mn (II), Cd (II) and Ni (II) from the unsorted spent batteries using solvent extraction, electrodeposition and precipitation methods. J. Clean. Prod., 148: 233-244.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.158

Zidane, Hakima; Maanan, Mohamed; Mouradi, Aziza; Maanan, Mehdi; El Barjy, Meryem; Zourarah, Bendahhou & Blais, Jean-François (2017). Environmental and ecological risk of heavy metals in the marine sediment from Dakhla Bay, Morocco. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 24 (9): 7970-7981.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8367-0

Cecchi, E., Kemache, N., Mouedhen, I., Pasquier, L. C., Blais, J. F. & Mercier, G., (Eds). (2016) Rapport final sur le Projet Pilote de l’applicabilité de la carbonatation minérale: 2012-2014. xvii, 155. INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement.

Ben Ghacham, Alia; Pasquier, Louis-César; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2016). CO₂ sequestration by mineral carbonation of steel slags under ambient temperature: parameters influence, and optimization. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 23 (17): 17635-17646.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6926-4

Ghorbel, Leila; Coudert, Lucie; Gilbert, Yan; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Assessment of sulfide production risk in soil during the infiltration of domestic wastewater treated by a sulfur-utilizing denitrification process. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 23 (19): 19071-19083.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6979-4

Jobin, Philippe; Coudert, Lucie; Taillard, Vincent; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2016). Remediation of inorganic contaminants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soils polluted by municipal solid waste incinerator residues. Environ. Technol., 37 (15): 1983-1995.
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1137636

Jobin, Philippe; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Magnetic and density characteristics of a heavily polluted soil with municipal solid waste incinerator residues: Significance for remediation strategies. Int. J. Miner. Process., 149: 119-126.
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2016.02.010

Kemache, Nasima; Pasquier, Louis-Cesar; Mouedhen, Ikbel; Cecchi, Emmanuelle; Blais, Jean-François & Mercier, Guy (2016). Aqueous mineral carbonation of serpentinite on a pilot scale: The effect of liquid recirculation on CO₂ sequestration and carbonate precipitation. Appl. Geochem., 67: 21-29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.02.003

Magdouli, Sara; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Comparative study between microwave and ultrasonication aided in situ transesterification of microbial lipids. RSC Adv., 61 (6): 56009-56017.
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10379k

Magdouli, Sara; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Review: Co-culture for lipid production: Advances and challenges. Biomass. Bioenerg., 92: 20-30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.06.003

Magdouli, Sara; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Lipid production by Yarrowia lipolytica grown on biodiesel-derived crude glycerol: Optimization of growth parameters and their effects on the fermentation efficiency. RSC Adv., 2016 (93): 90547-90558.
DOI: 10.1039/C6RA16382C

Pasquier, Louis-César; Mercier, Guy; Blais, Jean-François; Cecchi, Emmanuelle & Kentish, Sandra (2016). Technical & economic evaluation of a mineral carbonation process using southern Québec mining wastes for CO₂ sequestration of raw flue gas with by-product recovery. Int. J. Greenh. Gas Contr., 50: 147-157.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.04.030

Sara, Magdouli; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Production of drop-in and novel bio-based platform chemicals. In: Brar, Satinder Kaur, Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti & Pakshirajan, Kannan, (Eds). Platform Chemical Biorefinery – Future Green Chemistry. pp. 250-274. Elsevier.

Sara, Magdouli; Rouissi, Tarek; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Life cycle analysis of potential substrates of sustainable. In: Brar, Satinder Kaur, Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti & Pakshirajan, Kannan, (Eds). Platform Chemical Biorefinery – Future Green Chemistry. pp. 55-71. Elsevier.

Sara, Magdouli; Rouissi, Tarek; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Propylene glycol: an industrially important C3 platform chemical. In: Brar, Satinder Kaur, Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti & Pakshirajan, Kannan, (Eds). Platform Chemical Biorefinery – Future Green Chemistry. pp. 77-93. Elsevier.

Tanong, Kulchaya; Coudert, Lucie; Mercier, Guy & Blais, Jean-François (2016). Recovery of metals from a mixture of various spent batteries by a hydrometallurgical process. J. Environ. Manage., 181: 95-107.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.05.084

Ben Ghacham, A.; Cecchi, E.; Pasquier, L. C.; Blais, J. F. & Mercier, G. (2015). CO₂ sequestration using waste concrete and anorthosite tailings by direct mineral carbonation in gas-solid-liquid and gas-solid routes. J. Environ. Manage., 163: 70-77.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.08.005

Das, R. K.; Blais, J. F. & Brar, S. K. (2015). Behavior and Fate of Natural and Engineered Nanomaterials in Constructed Environments. In: Brar, S. K., Zhang, T. C., Verma, M., Surampalli, R. Y. & Tyagi, R. D., (Eds). Nanomaterials in the Environment. pp. 331-356. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Gmiza, K.; Kouassi, A. P.; Brar, S. K.; Mercier, G. & Blais, J. F. (2015). Quantification and Analyses of Nanoparticles in Natural Environments with Different Approaches. In: Brar, S. K., Zhang, T. C., Verma, M., Surampalli, R. Y. & Tyagi, R. D., (Eds). Nanomaterials in the Environment. pp. 159-177. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Gmiza, K.; Tran, N.; Brar, S. K.; Drogui, P.; Mercier, G. & Blais, J. F. (2015). Behavior and Fate of Natural and Engineered Nanomaterials in Sediments. In: Brar, S. K., Zhang, T. C., Verma, M., Surampalli, R. Y. & Tyagi, R. D., (Eds). Nanomaterials in the Environment. pp. 315-329. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Guemiza, K.; Mercier, G. & Blais, J. F. (2015). Pilot-scale decontamination of small-arms shooting range soil polluted with copper, lead, antimony, and zinc by acid and saline leaching. J. Environ. Eng., 141 (1): Art. 04014054.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000887

Guitaya, Léa; Drogui, Patrick & Blais, Jean-François (2015). In situ reactive oxygen species production for tertiary wastewater treatment. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 22 (9): 7025-7036.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3907-3

Jobin, P.; Mercier, G.; Blais, J. F. & Taillard, V. (2015). Understanding the effect of attrition scrubbing on the efficiency of gravity separation of six inorganic contaminants. Water Air Soil Pollut., 226: Art. 162.
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-015-2422-6

Magdouli, S.; Brar, S. K.; Blais, J. F. & Tyagi, R. D. (2015). Review – How to direct the fatty acid biosynthesis towards polyhydroxyalkanoates production?. Biomass. Bioenerg., 74: 268-279.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.12.017

Mocellin, J.; Mercier, G.; Morel, J. L.; Blais, J. F. & Simonnot, M. O. (2015). Factors Influencing the Zn and Mn Extraction From Pyrometallurgical Sludge in the Steel Manufacturing Industry. J. Environ. Manage., 158: 48-54.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.039

Reynier, Nicolas; Coudert, Lucie; Blais, Jean-François; Mercier, Guy & Besner, Simon (2015). Treatment of contaminated soil leachate by precipitation, adsorption and ion exchange. J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 3 (2): 977-985.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.03.002

Simard, M. C.; Masson, S.; Mercier, G.; Benmoussa, H.; Blais, J. F. & Coudert, L. (2015). Autotrophic denitrification using elemental sulfur to remove nitrate from saline aquarium waters. J. Environ. Eng., 141 (12): art. 04015037.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000977

Veetil, S. P.; Mercier, G.; Blais, J. F.; Cecchi, E. & Kentish, S. (2015). Magnetic separation of serpentinite mining residue as a precursor to mineral carbonation. Int. J. Miner. Process., 140: 19-25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2015.04.024

Veetil, S. P.; Pasquier, L. C.; Blais, J. F.; Cecchi, E.; Kentish, S. & Mercier, G. (2015). Direct gas-solid carbonation of serpentinite residues in the absence and presence of water vapor: a feasibility study for carbon dioxide sequestration. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 22 (17): 13486-13495.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4580-x