analytical chemistry energy storage ionic liquids electrochemical supercapacitors batteries

Professor Rochefort’s research focuses on electrochemical processes involving ionic liquids. The functionalization of ionic liquids by electroactive moieties is used to develop new electrolytes studied in various electrochemical storage systems, like batteries and supercapacitors.

M.P. Guerrero, F. Bertrand and D. Rochefort, “Activity, stability and inhibition of a bioactive paper prepared by large-scale coating of laccase microcapsules“, Chemical Engineering Science, 66, 5313-5320 (2011). PDF

A. Savolainen, Y. Zhang, D. Rochefort, U. Holopainen, T. Erho, J. Virtanen and M. Smolander, “Printing of polymer microcapsules for enzyme immobilization on paper substrate”, Biomacromolecules, 12, 2008-2015 (2011). PDF

F. Saidani, D. Rochefort and M. Mohamedi, “Synthesis, Characterization of Nanostructured Rhodium Films and their Electrochemical Behaviour towards Carbon Monoxide Oxidation”, Electrocatalysis, 2, 114-122 (2011). PDF

Y. Zhang and D. Rochefort, “Activity, conformation and thermal stability of laccase and glucose oxidase in poly(ethyleneimine) microcapsules for immobilization in paper”, Process Biochemistry, 46, 993-1000 (2011). PDF

F. Saidani, D. Rochefort and M. Mohamedi, “Carbon Monoxide Oxidation on Nanostructured Pt Thin Films Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition: Insights into the Morphology Effects”, Laser Chemistry, Article 143684 (2010). PDF

Y. Zhang and D. Rochefort, “Comparison of emulsion and vibration nozzle methods for microencapsulation of laccase and glucose oxidase by interfacial reticulation of poly(ethyleneimine)”, Journal of Microencapsulation, 27, 703-713 (2010). PDF

L. Mayrand-Provencher and D. Rochefort, "Pyridinium-based protic ionic liquids as electrolytes for RuO2 electrochemical capacitors", Journal of Power Sources, 195, 5114-5121 (2010). PDF

G. Gusetu-Roman, D. Rochefort and K. Waldron, "Development of an Enzymatic Microreactor Based on Microencapsulated Laccase Coupled to Capillary Electrophoresis for On-Line Measurement of Oxidation Reactions", Journal of Chromatography A, 1216, 8270-8276 (2009). PDF

L. Mayrand-Provencher and D. Rochefort, "Origin and Effect of Impurities in Protic Ionic Liquids Based on 2-Methylpyridine and Trifluoroacetic Acid for Applications in Electrochemistry", Electrochimica Acta, 54 7422-7428 (2009). PDF

L. Mayrand-Provencher and D. Rochefort, “Influence of the Conductivity and Viscosity of Protic Ionic Liquids Electrolytes on the Pseudocapacitance of RuO2 Electrodes”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 1632-1639 (2009). PDF

L. Kouisni, K. Gendron and D.Rochefort “Confocal microscopy study of polymer microcapsules for enzyme immobilisation in paper substrates”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 111, 1-10 (2009). PDF

M. Hébert and D. Rochefort, “Investigation of Microencapsulated Laccase as Enzyme Immobilization Template for Application in Biofuel Cells”, ECS Transactions, 16, 85-97 (2008).

M. Hébert and D. Rochefort, “Passivation of bare and microcapsule-modified electrodes from potential cycling in solutions with p-phenylenediamine”, Electrochimica Acta, 53, 5272-5279 (2008). PDF

D. Rochefort, L. Kouisni and K. Gendron, “Immobilization of laccase on an electrode by means of poly(ethyleneimine) microcapsules”, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 617, 53-63 (2008). PDF

D. Rochefort and A.L. Pont, “Pseudocapacitive behaviour of RuO2 in a proton exchange ionic liquid”, Electrochemistry Communications, 8, 1539-1543 (2006). PDF

B. Garcia et D. Rochefort, “On the application of ionic liquids as electrolytes in devices related to energy storage and conversion”, in Recent Research Developments in Electrochemistry, 8, 393-420 (2005).