
Areas of expertise
Environmental biotechnologies , Biomass valorization , Bioproducts
- Associate Professor
- Scientific head of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory
- Scientific head of the Consortium intersectoriel en écologie industrielle et agroalimentaire (CINÉIAG)
- Member of the joint implementation committee of the INRS-UQTR Joint Research Unit in Materials and Technologies for Energy Transition
Phone
418-654-2610
Email
kokou.adjalle@inrs.ca
Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre
490 de la Couronne Street
Québec, Quebec G1K 9A9
CANADA
Research interests
- Valorization of lignocellulosic waste (from agriculture and forestry) in a biorefinery concept into biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, biomethane, etc.) and biosourced materials (glues, resins and thermal/acoustic insulation foam) based on lignin and tannins.
- Valorization of fermentable agro-industrial waste into value-added bioproducts (biopesticides, bioplastics, enzymes, biosurfactants, etc.) followed by their formulation for different applications.
- Extraction of essential oils from agri-food waste, and their bioproduction and biotransformation through microbial fermentation.
- Extraction of molecules of interest from macro-algae using ecological (green) processes and solid fermentation of waste obtained after extraction.
Publications
Brodeur, Daphné, Deschamps, Marie-Hélène, Vandenberg, Grant W., Barnabé, Simon, Gómez, D., Déry, M. A., Vaneeckhaute, Céline & Adjallé, Kokou (2024). Integration of pretreated crop residues to improve the valorization of biogas digestate by the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 15 (5): 2671-2685.
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-023-02340-z
Konan, Delon, Ndao, Adama, Koffi, Ekoun, Elkoun, Saïd, Robert, Mathieu, Rodrigue, Denis & Adjallé, Kokou (2024). Biodecomposition with Phanerochaete chrysosporium: A review. AIMS Microbiology, 10 (4): 1068-1101.
DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2024046
Konan, Delon, Rodrigue, Denis, Koffi, Ekoun, Elkoun, Saïd, Ndao, Adama & Adjallé, Kokou (2024). Combination of technologies for biomass pretreatment: A focus on extrusion. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 15 (8): 4519-4540.
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-024-02472-w
Bennani, Ghita, Ndao, Adama, Konan, Delon, Brassard, Patrick, Le Roux, Étienne, Godbout, Stéphane & Adjallé, Kokou (2023). Valorisation of cranberry residues through pyrolysis and membrane filtration for the production of value-added agricultural products. Energies, 16 (23): Art. 7774.
DOI: 10.3390/en16237774
Eslami, Zahra, Elkoun, Saïd, Robert, Mathieu & Adjallé, Kokou (2023). A review of the effect of plasticizers on the physical and mechanical properties of alginate-based films. Molecules, 28 (18): 6637.
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186637
Ndao, Adama & Adjallé, Kokou (2023). Overview of the biotransformation of limonene and α-pinene from wood and citrus residues by microorganisms. Waste, 1 (4): 841–859.
DOI: 10.3390/waste1040049
Konan D, Koffi E, Ndao A, Peterson EC, Rodrigue D & Adjallé K (2022). An overview of extrusion as a pretreatment method of lignocellulosic biomass. Energies, 15(9): 3002.
DOI : 10.3390/en15093002
Pandey A, Ndao A, Adjallé K & Blais J-F (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
Pas C, Brodeur D, Deschamps MH, Lebeuf Y, Adjallé K, Barnabé S, Eeckhout M, Vandenberg G & Vaneeckhaute C (2022). Valorization of pretreated biogas digestate with black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens, L; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae. Journal of Environmental Management, 319: 115529.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115529
Bayart, Marie; Adjallé, Kokou D.; Diop, Amadou; Ovlaque, Pierre; Barnabé, Simon; Robert, Mathieu & Elkoun, Saïd (2021). PLA/flax fiber bio-composites: effect of polyphenol-based surface treatment on interfacial adhesion and durability. Compos. Interfaces, 28 (3): 287-308.
DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2020.1773179
Dupuis, Éloïse; Triffault, Evelyne; Barrette, Julie; Adjallé, Kokou D. & Martineau, Christine (2021). Bioenergy conversion potential of decaying hardwoods. Energies, 14 (1): Art. 93.
DOI: 10.3390/en14010093
Mostafazadeh, Ali Khosravanipour; Karimiestahbanati, Mahmoodreza; Diop, Amadou; Adjallé, Kokou; Drogui, Patrick & Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal (2021). Green chemistry for green solvent production and sustainability toward green economy. In: Pandey A, Tyagi RD, Varjani S. (Eds). Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Circular Bioeconomy: Current Developments and Future Outlook. pp. 583-636. Elsevier.
Yadav, Bhoomika; Yellapu, Sravan Kumar; Adjallé, Kokou D.; Drogui, Patrick & Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal (2021). Comparative study on production and characterisation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) using activated sludge fortified with crude glycerol from different biodiesel companies. Syst. Microbiol. Biomanuf., 1 : 208-222.
DOI: 10.1007/s43393-020-00017-5
Chen, Ju; Adjallé, Kokou D.; Lai, Thanh Tung; Barnabé, Simon; Perrier, Michel & Paris, Jean (2020). Effect of mechanical pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of woody residues, corn stover and alfalfa. Waste Biomass Valor., 11 (11): 5847-5856.
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-019-00856-x
Barnabé S, Jacques J-P, Villemont C, Lemire P-O, Adjallé K, Bourdeau N, Rezazgui O, Audy J-F, Labelle F,Mangin P (2019) How industries and cities are seizing the opportunity of the bioeconomy to enable prosperous and sustainable regions: Cases from Quebec. Industrial Biotechnology 15(3): 113-117.
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2019.29169.sba
Chen J, Adjallé K, Barnabé S, Perrier M, Paris J (2019) Mechanical and Thermal Pretreatment Processes for Increasing Sugar Production from Woody Biomass Via Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Waste and Biomass Valorization 10(7): 2057-2065.
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-018-0217-x
Thiffault, E; Barrette, J; Blanchet, P; Nguyen, Quy Net Adjalle, K (2019). Optimizing quality of wood pellets made of hardwood processing residues. Forests, 10 (7): Art. 607.
DOI: 10.3390/f10070607