Aix Marseille University – CNRS
Centrale Méditerranée
Elisabeth Badens graduated as a Chemical Engineer (E.N.S.P.I.C.A.M., nowadays Ecole Centrale Mediterranee) in Marseille where she made there her doctor-engineer degree. She filed her habilitation in Chemical Engineering, as well at Aix Marseille University. She currently has a position of Full Professor (exceptional class) at Aix Marseille University.
Prof. Badens is currently in charge of the group “Processes & Supercritical Fluids” of the Laboratory M2P2 (Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres ), UMR CNRS 7340, and has been President of the International Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids (ISASF) from 2014 to 2022. Her expertise is focused on processes using supercritical carbon dioxide applied to the development of innovative products and materials mainly applied to pharmaceuticals and medical devices as well as to the energy field.
She is the Director of the first year of the Master's Degree in Process Engineering and Bioprocessing, at Aix Marseille University since September 2024 and an elected member at the French National University Council since October 2023.
She has joined the Journal of Supercritical Fluids as Associate Editor in 2018 and she is now Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Moreover, she has performed more than a hundred reviews for this Journal during the last four years. She also performed numerous reviews for other International Journals.
She is frequently involved in the organization of international congresses (14th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Marseilles-France, 2014; 15th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Essen-Germany, 2016; 16th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Lisboa-Portugal, 2017; 17th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Ciudad Real-Spain, 2019; 18th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Bordeaux-France, 2021; 13th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Montréal-Canada, 2022; 19th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Budapest-Hungary, 2023; 20th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Maribor-Slovenia, 2024).
She is often invited to give talks on supercritical fluids during meetings and she gave a TEDx talk “The clean Factory exists!” in Marseilles in April 2021.
Lastly, Prof. Badens has been Visiting Professor at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) during the academic year 2022-2023.
She has supervised 20 PhD works and she has participated to about 55 juries of PhD Thesis or HDR.
PhD juries: 41 (including 20 international juries)
J42 - Dr GUILLOUZO Laura - Supervisor
Title: Development of innovative technologies and processes in the cosmetics sector: from the dye plant to the finished product; Oral defense: October 2025; Aix Marseille University, France.
J41 - Dr LAGGOUNE Zohra - Supervisor
Title: Design and optimization of supercritical treatment processes for interventional cardiology medical devices; Oral defense: November 2024; Aix Marseille University, France.
J40 - Dr SCHNEIDER Matthieu - Supervisor
Title: Development using supercritical fluid technology of intravitreal implants with prolonged release of endothelial growth factor inhibitors; Oral defense: September 2024; Aix Marseille University, France.
J39 - Dr GUTIERREZ Alejandra - Supervisor
Title: Towards a better use of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina): contribution to the optimization of its cultivation and fractionation; Oral defense: Avril 2024; Aix Marseille University, France.
J38 - Dr NUMA Vénicia - Supervisor
Title: Use of green technologies for cosmetic recovery from different industrial food co-products; Oral defense: November 2023; Aix Marseille University, France.
J37 - Dr VAN DEPONSEELE Alexandre
Title: Chemical valorization of coffee grounds: use of pressurized fluids for the extraction of molecules of interest; Oral defense: February 2023; University of Savoie Mont Blanc, France.
J36 - Dr CHABNI Dihia
Title: Design and study of the performances of a membrane permeation cell for the separation of a mixture CO2-sunflower oil: Application to the reduction of energy consumption of vegetal oil extraction process, Oral defense: December 2022; University of Toulouse, France.
J35 - Dr PENOY Noémie
Title: Development and optimization of a nanoparticle production method using supercritical fluid technology transposable to an industrial scale; Oral defense: October 2022; University of Liège, Belgium.
J34 - Dr MARTINO Mathieu - Supervisor
Title: Study of a process for encapsulating nucleic acids in a supercritical medium; Oral defense: June 2022; Aix Marseille University, France.
J33 - Dr SANTERRE Cyril
Title: Development of new analytical tools for supercritical extraction and chromatography: application to cosmetics; Oral defense: December 2021; University of Paris-Saclay, France.
J32 - Dr JAHOUARI Thomas
Title: Microfluidic anti-solvent process for the synthesis of fluorescent organic nanoparticles in supercritical conditions; Oral defense: March 2021; University of Bordeaux, France.
J31 - Dr STREET Christiane
Title: Construction, operation and performance evaluation of a continuous SFE process for the recovery of hydrocarbons from drill cuttings; Oral defense: May 2020 ; University of Alberta, Canada.
J30 - Dr HEREDIA-MARQUEZ Arturo-Vladimir
Title: Optimization of biofuel production in solar conditions by microalgae; Oral defense: November 2020; University of Nantes, France.
J29 - Dr ZHANG Fan
Title: Supercritical Antisolvent (SAS) Process Intensification through the use of High Pressure (HP) Microfluidic Mixing; November 2019; University of Bordeaux, France.
J28 - Dr ONGKASIN Kanjana - Supervisor
Title: Development of controlled release systems for active pharmaceutical ingredients using supercritical fluid technology; Oral defense: December 2018; Aix Marseille University, France.
J27 - Dr CLERCQ Sébastien - Supervisor
Title: Study of crystallization mechanisms in supercritical environments; Oral defense: November 2018; Aix Marseille University, France.
J26 - Dr LEMOINE Gaëtan
Title: Experimental and numerical study of reactive flows in hydrothermal conditions: fluid mixing and salt precipitation; Oral defense: December 2017; University of Lorraine, France.
J25 - Dr ABDELLI Samia - Supervisor
Title: Measurements and modeling of high-pressure phase equilibria – Study of ternary mixtures CO2-organic solvent-pharmaceutical active ingredient; Oral defense: October 2017; Aix Marseille University, France.
J24 - Dr DJERAFI Rania - Supervisor
Title: Study of a process for encapsulating active pharmaceutical ingredients by fluidization in a supercritical medium; Oral defense: July 2017; Aix Marseille University, France.
J23 - Dr DUFOUR Cyril - Supervisor
Title: Study of a supercritical fractionation process applied to a mixture of industrial interest; Oral defense: June 2017; Aix Marseille University, France.
J22 - Dr FLEURY Christelle
Title: Optimization of a CO2 pressurized process for the pasteurization and the preservation of liquid dietary supplements; Oral defense: May 2017; University of Bordeaux, France.
J21 - Dr MARTIN VELASCO Victor
Title: Green processes applied to nanoparticle technology : synthesis and formulation; Oral defense: October 2016; University of Valladolid, Spain.
J20 - Dr BEN SAID Anouar
Title: Purification of polyolefins artificially polluted: Study of model compound extraction using supercritical CO2 in autoclave and in twin screw extruder; Oral defense: March 2016; University of Clermont-Ferrand, France.
J19 - Dr BOULEDJOUIDJA Abir - Supervisor
Title: Study of a supercritical impregnation process of pharmaceutical active ingredients on polymeric implants; Oral defense: January 2016; Aix Marseille University, France.
J18 - Dr BHOMIA Ruchir
Title: Formulation of solid core drug delivery systems using haemoglobin as a model protein and supercritical fluid processing for encapsulation.
Oral defense: July 2015 ; University of Greenwhich, Chatham, UK.
J17 - Dr PIECK Carlos Ariel - Supervisor
Title: Experimental and modeling study of supercritical fractionation; Oral defense: May 2015; Aix Marseille University, France.
J16 - Dr FERNANDEZ-PONCE Teresa
Title: Estudio del proceso de extraccion y purification de compuestos fenoicos antioxidants a partir de hojas de mango utilizando disolventes a alta presion; Oral defense: March 2015; University of Cadiz, Spain.
J15 - Dr DESJOYE Céline
Title: Eco-extraction and analysis of microalgal lipids for biofuel production; Oral defense: December 2013; University of "Avignon et Pays du Vaucluse".
J14 - Dr WIERSUM Andreas
Title: Elaboration of a strategy for evaluating the potential of novel porous materials for the separation of gases using adsorption; Oral defense: December 2012; University of Aix Marseille, France.
J13 - Dr BAIG Muhammad
Title: Treatment of biomass and products by supercritical fluids; Oral defense: December 2012; University of Montpellier II, France.
J12 - Dr SUBHANI Arfan
Title: Influence of process parameters on the properties of polylactide-based bio-composites; Oral defense: 22 juillet 2011; INPT Toulouse, France.
J11 - Dr LESOIN Laurène - Supervisor
Title: Formation de liposomes par un procédé innovant utilisant les fluides supercritiques; Oral defense: May 2011; Aix Marseille University, France.
J10 - Dr CARENO Stéphanie - Supervisor
Title: Etude de nouveaux modes de mise en contact appliqués aux procédés de génération de particules en milieu supercritique; Oral defense: February 2011; Aix Marseille University, France.
J9 - Dr DETOISIEN Thibaud
Title: Cristallization of a pharmaceutical salt: Developement of a study methology; Oral defense: June 2010; University Paul Cézanne, CINaM, Marseille, France.
J8 - Dr CALVIGNAC Brice
Title: Implementation of characterization methods of binary mixtures in supercritical medium and modeling of the measured thermodynamic and physical properties; Oral defense: Novembre 2009; Ecole des Mines d’Albi, France.
J7 - Dr MATTEA Facundo
Title: Micronization of Carotenoids and Biopolymers with Supercritical Fluids; Oral defense: July 2009; University of Valladolid, Spain.
J6 - Dr ADAMI Renata
Title: Micronization of pharmaceuticals and food ingredients using supercritical fluid techniques; Oral defense: December 2008; University of Turku, Finland.
J5 - Dr PETIT-GAS Thomas - Supervisor
Title: Etude des mécanismes de désintégration de jet et des mécanismes de cristallisation dans les procédés de micronisation utilisant le CO2 supercritique: November 2008; Aix Marseille University, France.
J4 - Dr MAJERIK Viktor - Supervisor
Title: Improvement of bioavailability of LM4156 using supercritical and cryogenic technologies; Oral defense: April 2007; University of Vezprem, Hungary.
J3 - Dr BELHADJ Fatoma - Co-Supervisor as Assistant Professor
Title: Impregnation of porous matrices by supercritical fluid technology; Oral defense: 2006; Aix Marseille University, France.
J2 - Dr CARRETIER Emilie - Co-Supervisor as Assistant Professor
Title: Study of the hydrodynamics of supercritical precipitation autoclaves applied to the SAS process; Oral defense: 2002; Aix Marseille University, France.
J1 - Dr Sofiane TAKI - Co-Supervisor as Assistant Professor
Title: Development of controlled release systems for a herbicide by supercritical fluid technology; Oral defense: 2001; Aix Marseille University, France.
HDR Juries : 13
HDR13 - Dr MOUAHID Adil - Tutor
Title: La modélisation et la simulation, des outils essentiels pour une meilleure compréhension des procédés en CO2 supercritique et une mise à l'échelle industrielle plus efficace; Oral defense: July 2025; Aix Marseille University, France.
HDR12 - Dr DELRUE Florian - Tutor
Title: Microalgae: an industrial promise for limiting our impact on the environment; Oral defense: April 2023; Aix Marseille University, France.
HDR11 - Dr SAVOIRE Raphaëlle - Reviewer
Title: Extraction of biomolecules using mechanical or supercritical technologies: from the raw material to the formulated product; Oral defense: October 2020; University of Bordeaux, France.
HDR10 - Dr HERTZ Audrey - Reviewer
Title: Contribution to the development of supercritical CO2 in the energy field; Oral defense: May 2019; University of Montpellier, France.
HDR9 - Dr CALVIGNAC Brice - Reviewer
Title: Micro and nanotechnologies engineering applied to the development of drug delivery systems; Oral defense: December 2018; University of Angers, France.
HDR8 - Dr ERRIGUIBLE Arnaud - Reviewer
Title: Modeling and simulation of precipitation phenomena in supercritical media; Oral defense: November 2018; University of Bordeaux, France.
HDR7 - Dr CRAMPON Christelle - Tutor
Title: Development of clean processes using supercritical CO2; Oral defense: April 2018; Aix Marseille University, France.
HDR6 - Dr CAMY Séverine - Reviewer
Title: Sustainable processes using supercritical CO2. From modeling to process design; Oral defense: December 2014; Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (INPT), France.
HDR5 - Dr VIAN Maryline - Reviewer
Title: Emergence of a concept: Vegetal eco-extraction; Oral defense: June 2011; University of Avignon, France.
HDR4 - Dr BROTHIER Méryl - Reviewer
Title: Contribution to the elaboration and to the treatment of uranium and/or carbonated materials and associated innovation axes; Oral defense: July 2013; University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble I, France.
HDR3 - Dr MANGIN Denis - Reviewer
Title: Complex crystallization and agglomeration processes; Oral defense: December 2009; University Claude Bernard, Lyon I, France.
HDR2 - Dr JOUSSOT-DUBIEN Christophe - Tutor
Title: Contribution to the development of processes in supercritical medium: chemical reaction and engineering of material elaboration; Oral defense: Decembre 2008; CEA Marcoule, France.
HDR1 - Dr BOUTIN Olivier - Tutor
Title: Supercritical Fluids: A medium of choice for the treatment of solides and liquids; Oral defense: December 2006; University of Aix Marseille, France.