Compétences
Organic Admixtures & Cementitious Materials.
in conjunction with:
admixture chemical structure
Hydration Process
Rheological Behaviour
Water Retention…
Microorganisms and Cementious materials Interactions
Biomass torrefaction
Activités de recherche
My research activity consists in developing an original interdisciplinary expertise between organic and inorganic chemistry. This research is dedicated to the development of methodologies and theories in order to improve the knowledge in the field of interactions between organic and inorganic materials. More specially, I study the interactions between hydraulic binders and organic admixtures, bio-based aggregates or micro-organisms. In the field of admixture/binder interactions, the main objective is to correlate the chemical structure of an admixture with the modification of the binder properties, such as hydration process, rheology, water retention… More recently, I focus my researches on alternative binders and low carbon footprint binders.
In the field of micro-organisms/binder interaction, the objective is to understand how and why micro-organisms are able to develop on cementitious materials and how is it possible to limit their growth.
Enseignement
Chemistry in Nuclear Engineering Master’s degree
Building Materials
Process Industry
Developing Interdisciplinary Scientific Teaching and Pedagogical Methods
Formation
2024 Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR), Mines Saint-Etienne, France
2000-2003 Ph.D. in Process Engineering, Mines Saint-Etienne, France
1999-2000 DEA (equivalent to a Master of Science) in Materials Sciences, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
1998-2000 Engineering Degree in Materials Chemistry, IST, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Principaux ouvrages
2004
A. Peschard, A. Govin, E. Fredon, P. Grosseau, G. Fantozzi, Influence of polysaccharides on cement hydration, Key Engineering Materials, 2004, 264-268 2141-2144 (doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.264-268.2141)
A. Peschard, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Guilhot, R. Guyonnet, Effect of polysaccharides on the hydration of cement paste at early ages, Cement & Concrete Research, 2004, 34 (11), 2153-2158 (doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.04.001)
2005
A. Govin, A. Peschard, E. Fredon, R. Guyonnet, New insights into wood and cement interaction, Holzforschung, 2005, 59 (3), 330-335 (doi: 10.1515/HF.2005.054)
2006
A. Peschard, A. Govin, J. Pourchez, E. Fredon, L. Bertrand, S. Maximilien, B. Guilhot, Effect of polysaccharides on the hydration of cement suspension, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2006, 26 (8), 1439-1445 (doi: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.02.005)
A. Govin, A. Peschard, R. Guyonnet, Modification of cement hydration at early ages by natural and heated wood, Cement & Concrete Composites, 2006, 28 (1), 12-20 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2005.09.002)
J. Pourchez, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, R. Guyonnet, B. Guilhot, B. Ruot, Alkaline stability of cellulose ethers and impact of their degradation products on cement hydration, Cement & Concrete Research, 2006, 36 (7), 1252-1256 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.03.028)
J. Pourchez, F. Valdivieso, P. Grosseau, A. Govin, B. Guilhot, Kinetic modelling of the thermal decomposition of ettringite into metaettringite, Cement Concrete Research, 2006, 36 (11), 2054-2060
2007
S. Gaudin, S. Commereuc, V. Verney, R. Guyonnet, A. Govin, Durabilité de composites bois-polymère biodégradables, Matériaux & Techniques, 2007, 95, 143-148 (doi: 10.1051/mattech:2007039)
L. Lefebvre, J. Chevalier, L. Gremillard, R. Zenati, G. Thollet, D. Bernache-Assolant, A. Govin, Structural transformations of bioactive glass 45S5 with thermal treatments, Acta Materialia, 2007, 55 (10), 3305-3313 (doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2007.01.029)
2009
L. Patural, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Ruot, O. Devès, Influence of cellulose ether particle size on water retention of freshly-mixed mortars, American Concrete Institute, 2009, ACI Special Publication, issue SP 262, 261-271. (ISBN: 978-087031337-0)
2010
V. Repellin, A. Govin, M. Rolland, R. Guyonnet, Modelling anhydrous weight loss of wood chips during torrefaction in a pilot kiln, Biomass & Bioenergy, 2010, 34 (5) 602-609 (doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.002)
V. Repellin, A. Govin, M. Rolland, R. Guyonnet, Energy requirement for fine grinding of torrefied wood, Biomass & Bioenergy, 2010, 34 (7) 923-930 (doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.039)
L. Patural, P. Porion, H. Van Damme, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Ruot, O. Devès, A pulsed field gradient and NMR imaging investigation of the water retention mechanism by cellulose ethers in mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2010, 40, 1378-1385 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.04.001)
2011
L. Patural, P. Marchal, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Ruot, O. Devès, Cellulose ethers influence on water retention and consistency in cement-based mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2011, 41, 46-55 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.09.004)
L. Patural, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Ruot, O. Devès, The Effect of Cellulose Ethers on Water Retention in Freshly-Mixed Mortars, Materiały Ceramczne/Ceramic Materials, 2011, 63, 1, 85-87
S. Delair, R. Guyonnet, A. Govin, B. Guilhot, Mise au point d’une procédure de formation et de quantification des efflorescences primaires sur les matériaux cimentaires, Matériaux & Techniques, 2011, 99 (7), 695-705 (doi : 10.1051/mattech/2011128)
2012
S. Duband, A. Govin, J.-M. Dumollard, F. Forest, Y. Gaillard, M. Péoc’h, Laryngeal teflonoma identified by Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy after forensic autopsy. An interesting tool for foreign material identification in forensic cases, Forensic Science International, 2012, 214 (1-3), e26-e29 (doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.036)
T.H. Tran, A. Govin, R. Guyonnet, P. Grosseau, C. Lors, E. Garcia-Diaz, D. Damidot, O. Devès, B. Ruot, Influence of the intrinsic characteristics of mortars on biofouling by Klebsormidium flaccidum, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2012, 70, 31-39 (doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.10.017)
L. Vieille, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Improvements of Calcium Oxide Based Sorbents for multiple CO2 Capture cycles, Powder Technology, 2012, 228, 319-323 (doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.05.042)
L. Patural, J.-P. Korb, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, B. Ruot, O. Devès, Nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion investigations of water retention mechanism by cellulose ethers in mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2012, 42, 1371-1378 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.06.002)
2013
T. Poinot, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Impact of hydroxypropylguars on the early age hydration of portland cement, Cement & Concrete Research, 2013, 44, 69-76 (doi : 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.10.010)
T.H. Tran, A. Govin, R. Guyonnet, P. Grosseau, C. Lors, D. Damidot, O. Devès, B. Ruot, Avrami’s law based kinetic modeling of colonization of mortar surface by alga Klebsormidium flaccidum, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2013, 79, 73-80 (doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.12.012)
T. Poinot, K. Benyahia, A. Govin, T. Jeanmaire, P. Grosseau, Ultrasonic degradation of polysaccharides: molecular weight influence on water retention of mortars, Construction and Building Materials, 2013, 47, 1046-1052 (doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.06.007)
J.-P. Korb, L. Patural, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, NMR investigations of water retention mechanism by cellulose ethers in cement-based materials, Mechanics and Physics of Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of Concrete, 2013, 102-109 (doi: 10.1061/9780784413111.011)
2014
T.H. Tran, A. Govin, R. Guyonnet, P. Grosseau, C. Lors, D. Damidot, O. Devès, B. Ruot, Influence of the intrinsic characteristics of mortars on their biofouling by pigmented organisms: Comparison between laboratory and field-scale experiments, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2014, 86, 334-342 (doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.10.005)
T. Poinot, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Importance of coil-overlapping for the effectiveness of hydroxypropylguars as water retention agent in cement-based mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2014, 56, 61-68 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.11.005)
T. Poinot, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Influence of hydroxypropylguars on rheological behaviour of cement-based mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2014, 58, 161-168 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.01.020)
V. Verney, S. Gaudin, S. Commereuc, H. Askanian, F. Delor-Jestin, A. Govin, R. Guyonnet, “Lifetime Durability of Bio-Based Composites” Chap 12, in Bio-Based Composites for High-Performance Materials: From Strategy to Industrial Application, Editor: Wirasak Smitthipong, Rungsima Chollakup and Michel Nardin, 2014 (ISBN-13: 978-1-4822-1449-9)
2015
T. Poinot, M.C. Bartholin, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Influence of the polysaccharide addition method on the properties of fresh mortars, Cement & Concrete Research, 2015, 70, 50-59 (doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.01.004)
B. Biasotti, M. Giudici, V. Langella, A. Govin, M.-C. Bartholin, P. Grosseau, Hydroxyalkylguars: Water Retention Agents for Building formulations. A focus on the mechanism, MixBuild.
A. Govin, M. Bartholin, P. Grosseau, Modification of Fresh state properties of Portland cement-based mortars by guar gum derivatives, American Concrete Institute, 2015, ACI Special Publication, 2015-January, issue SP 302, 315-331 (ISBN: 978-1-5108-1978-8).
2016
A. Govin, M.-C. Bartholin, B. Biasotti, M. Giudici, V. Langella, P. Grosseau, Modification of Water Retention and Rheological properties of fresh state cement-based mortars by guar gum derivatives, Construction and Building Materials, 2016, 122, 772-780 (doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.06.125)
2018
B. Evangelista, P. Arlabosse, A. Govin, S. Salvador, O. Bonnefoy, J.L. Dirion, Reactor scale study of self-heating and self-ignition of torrefied wood in contact with oxygen, Fuel, 2018, 214, 590-596 (doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.048)
2019
A. Govin, M.-C. Bartholin, W. Schmitt, P. Grosseau, Combination of superplasticizers with hydroxypropyl guar, effect on cement-paste properties, Construction and Building Materials, 2019, 215, 595-604 (doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.04.137)
2021
R. Belhadi, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Effect of citric acid and polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCE) on hydration and rheology of sulfoaluminate cement, American Concrete Institute, 2021, ACI Special Publication, 2021-April, SP 349, 408-417 (ISBN-13: 978-1-64195-139-5)
R. Belhadi, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, Influence of polycarboxylate superplasticizer, citric acid and their combination on the hydration and workability of calcium sulfoaluminate cement, Cement & Concrete Research, 2021, 147, 106513 (doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106513)
L. Anès, M. Tazrout, A. Govin, Étude de l’influence de l’incorporation de la poudre de bois d’eucalyptus Camaldulensis Dehn algérien sur la cinétique d’hydratation du coulis de ciment, Matériaux & Techniques, 2021, 109, 203, 1-9 (doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2021021)
2022
A. Govin, G. Quintero, R. Belhadi, P. Grosseau, Effect of Different Retarders and their Combination with Superplasticizer on the Properties of CSA, American Concrete Institute, 2022, ACI Special Publication, 2022-July, issue SP 354, 143-156 (ISBN : 978-164195185-2)
2023
D. Shehadeh, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, H. Krour, L. Bessette, G. Ziegler, Characterizing Sewage Sludge Ashes in Dry and Wet States for use as SCM, in: A. J ękedrzejewska, F. Kanavaris, M. Azenha, F. Benboudjema, D. Schlicke (Eds.), International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures. SynerCrete’23. Milos Island, Greece, June 2023, RILEM Bookseries, vol 44, Springer Cham., 2023, 99–109 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-33187-9_10)
2024
J. Hortemel, S. Zaghloul, A. Govin, J. Debayle, Characterization of the algal colonization of mortar surfaces using image analysis, Image Analysis and Stereology, 2024, 43, 159-166 (doi: 10.5566/ias.3165)
D. Shehadeh, A. Govin, P. Grosseau, H. Krour, L. Bessette, G. Ziegler, A. Serclerat, Characterization of ashes from sewage sludge-limestone incineration: Study of SSA properties and reactivity for SCM use, Construction Materials, 2024, 4, 611–628 (doi: 10.3390/constrmater4030033)
Publications HAL
- Estelle Dalod, Alexandre Govin, Philippe Grosseau, Christine Lors, Denis Damidot. Influence de la composition chimique de mortiers sur leur encrassement biologique. 11e Forum Biodétérioration des Matériaux, Jun 2012, Saint Etienne, France. ⟨emse-00722016⟩
- Mélanie Almendros, Olivier Bonnefoy, Alexandre Govin, Willi Nastoll, Elena Sanz, et al.. Rheological and morphological characterization of torrefied wood biomass. International Workshop on Biomass Torrefaction for Energy, Albi, 10 et 11 mai 2012, May 2012, Albi, France. ⟨emse-00723032⟩
- Mélanie Almendros, Henri Besset, Olivier Bonnefoy, Vincent Bracco, Alexandre Govin, et al.. Fluidization and rheological approaches for characterization of wood biomass flowability. MAPI (Multiscale Approaches for Process Innovation, Jan 2012, Lyon, France. ⟨hal-00667275⟩
- Sébastien Duband, Alexandre Govin, Jean-Marc Dumollard, Fabien Forest, Thierry Basset, et al.. Laryngeal teflonoma identified by Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy after forensic autopsy: An interesting tool for foreign material identification in forensic cases. Forensic Science International, 2012, 214 (1-3), pp.e26-e29. ⟨10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.036⟩. ⟨hal-00656839⟩
- Laetitia Patural, Jean-Pierre Korb, Alexandre Govin, Philippe Grosseau, Bertrand Ruot, et al.. Nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion investigations of water retention mechanism by cellulose ethers in mortars. Cement and Concrete Research, 2012, 42 (10), pp.1371-1378. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.06.002⟩. ⟨hal-00762106⟩
- Thu Hien Tran, Alexandre Govin, René Guyonnet, Philippe Grosseau, Christine Lors, et al.. Influence of the intrinsic characteristics of mortars on biofouling by Klebsormidium flaccidum. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 2012, 70, pp.31-39. ⟨10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.10.017⟩. ⟨hal-00680295⟩
- Laetitia Vieille, Alexandre Govin, Philippe Grosseau. Improvements of calcium oxide based sorbents for multiple CO2 capture cycles. Powder Technology, 2012, 228, pp.319-323. ⟨10.1016/j.powtec.2012.05.042⟩. ⟨hal-00714436⟩
- Mélanie Almendros, Olivier Bonnefoy, Alexandre Govin, Willi Nastoll, Elena Sanz, et al.. Changes on wood powder morphology and flowability due to thermal pretreatment,. XIII° Congrès de la SFGP 2011 Société Française de Génie des Procédés : Des procédés au service du produit au coeur de l'Europe, Nov 2011, Lille, France. pp.N°207. ⟨hal-00658252⟩
- Mélanie Almendros, Olivier Bonnefoy, Alexandre Govin, Willi Nastoll, Elena Sanz, et al.. Influence of torrefaction treatment on wood powder properties. 19th European Biomass Conference 2011, Jun 2011, Berlin, Germany. pp.1902-1904, ⟨10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OC8.5⟩. ⟨hal-00667159⟩
- Stéphanie Delair, René Guyonnet, Alexandre Govin, Bernard Guilhot. Mise au point d'une procédure de formation et de quantification des efflorescences primaires sur les matériaux cimentaires // Development of procedures for forming and quantifying primary efflorescence on cementitious materials. Matériaux et Techniques, 2011, 99 (7), pp.695-705. ⟨10.1051/mattech/2011128⟩. ⟨hal-00661440⟩
Documents récupérés de l'archive ouverte HAL 
Carrière
2016 Visiting Researcher (3 months), BAM, Berlin, Germany
Since 2004 Assistant Professor
Distinctions
2023
Co-author of a paper that received the 2nd Best Poster Award at the Journée scientifique du CODEGEPRA, Saint-Etienne, France, November 2023, « New Insights on the Use of Sewage Sludge Ashes as Supplementary Cementitious Materials”, Co-authored by Danah SHEHADEH, Alexandre GOVIN, Laetitia BESSETTE, Hichem KROUR, Gonzague ZIEGLER, Philippe GROSSEAU
2019
Co-author of a paper that received the 3rd Best Poster Award at the Journée de la recherche, ED-SE, Saint-Etienne, France, June 2019, “Hydration and rheology of sulfoaluminate cement (CSA) in presence of polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCE) and citric acid”, Co-authored by Rachid BELHADI, Alexandre GOVIN and Philippe GROSSEAU.
2014
Co-author of a paper that received the Best Poster Award at the 15th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, Łódź, Poland, September 2014, “Effects of mortars chemical composition on micro-algal biofouling “. Co-authored by Estèle DALOD, Alexandre GOVIN, Philippe GROSSEAU, Christine LORS and Denis DAMIDOT.
2012
Co-author of a paper that received the Best Poster Award at the Journée de la recherche, ED-SE, Saint-Etienne, France, June 2012, “Influence d’un polymère « bio-sourcé » sur la cinétique d’hydratation du ciment”, Co-authored by Thomas POINOT, Alexandre GOVIN and Philippe GROSSEAU.
2009
Co-author of a paper that received the Best Poster Award at the Journée de la recherche, ED-SE, Saint-Etienne, France, April 2009, “ Effet de la granulométrie des éthers de cellulose sur la rétention d’eau des mortiers à l’état frais”, Co-authored by Laetitia PATURAL, Alexandre GOVIN, Bertand RUOT, Olivier DEVES and Philippe GROSSEAU.
