> 20 ans d'expérience dans le domaine des matériaux et de la corrosion.
Ingénieur Matériaux de l'INSA de Lyon, 1997. Docteur en Electrochimie (Paris 6), 2001. HDR de l'INSA de Lyon, 2011.
Membre Cefracor / EFC / NACE-AMPP depuis 2001.
Vice chairman du WP13 de l'EFC (Corrosion in O&G production) de 2010 à 2013.
Président de la commission Corrosion dans les Industries du Pétrole, du Gaz et de la Chimie (CIPGC) du Cefracor depuis 2008.
Lauréat 2007 du diplôme d'honneur du Cefracor, Lauréat 2009 du prix AB Campbell de la NACE.
Encadrement de plus de 15 étudiants en thèse et 3 post-docs, co-auteur de plus de 40 articles de revue, et plus de 70 communications à congrès, co-inventeur de 14 brevets.
- Projet ANR GeoSteelCor (ANR-21-CE05-0024-02): Influence des dépôts minéraux et des sollicitations mécaniques dynamiques sur la corrosion en conditions géothermiques.
- Groupe de Recherche sur les Matériaux et l'hydrogène (MRC-H2) opéré en collaboration avec l’Institut de la Corrosion.
- JIP-Fugacity (2019 – 2021), opéré en collaboration avec l’Institut de la Corrosion et portant sur l’étude de l’impact des hautes pressions sur le chargement par l’hydrogène dans les aciers en présence d’H2S.
- JIP-Oxygen (2015 - 2018), opéré en collaboration avec l’Institut de la Corrosion et portant sur l’étude de l’impact des contaminations par l’oxygène sur la corrosion et la fissuration des aciers en présence d’H2S. Financement par 6 partenaires industriels (Arcelor Mittal, GE O&G, Sazgitter Mannesmann Forschung, TechnipFMC, Total, Vallourec).
- Projet EPRG (European Pipeline Research Group) sur l'impact de la durée d'exposition sur la fissuration HIC des aciers
- Collaboration avec TechnipFMC sur la corrosion dans l’annulaire des conduites flexibles (2005 – 2020)
Liste des publications
Mendibide, C.; Vucko, F.; Martinez, M.; Joshi, G. R.; Kittel, J., Effect of degraded environmental conditions on the service behavior of a X65 pipeline steel not designed for hydrogen transport, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2023) (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.309)
Owen, J. et al., In situ SR-XRD analysis of corrosion product formation during ‘pseudo-passivation’ of carbon steel in CO2-containing aqueous environments, Corrosion Science 225 (2023) 111598 (10.1016/j.corsci.2023.111598)
Andari, F.; Kittel, J.; Fernandes, J.; Godin, N.; Ter-Ovanessian, B.; Ropital, F., High temperature corrosion in various grades of vegetable and waste oils used for bio-fuel production, Corrosion Science 206 (2022) 110501 (10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110501)
Bender R. et al., Corrosion challenges towards a sustainable society, Materials & Corrosion (2022) 1-22 (10.1002/maco.202213140)
Owen, Joshua; Ropital, Francois; Joshi, Gaurav R.; Kittel, Jean; Barker, Richard. Galvanic effects induced by siderite and cementite surface layers on carbon steel in aqueous CO2 environments, Corrosion Science 209 (2022) 110762 (10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110762)
Edoardo Basilico, Sabrina Marcelin, Remy Mingant, Jean Kittel, Marion Fregonese, Richard Barker, Joshua Owen, Anne Neville, Francois Ropital, Effect of O2 contamination on carbon steel pseudo-passive scales in CO2 aqueous solutions, Corrosion Science 205 pp. 110388 (2022) (10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110388)
R. De Motte, G. R. Joshi, T. Chehuan, R. Legent, J. Kittel, N. Désamais, CO2 SCC in flexible pipe carbon steel armor wires, Corrosion 78 (6) 547-562 (2022) (10.5006/4025)
G.R. Joshi, M.D. Deffo Ayagou, C. Mendibide, T.T. Mai Tran, B. Tribollet, J. Kittel, Corrosion and hydrogen permeation in H2S environment with O2 contamination. Part 3: The impact of acetate buffered test solution chemistry. Corrosion 77 (9) 961-975 (2021) (doi.org/10.5006/3805)
Edoardo Basilico, Sabrina Marcelin, Remy Mingant, Jean Kittel, Marion Frégonèse, François Ropital, The effect of chemical species on the electrochemical reactions and corrosion product layer of carbon steel in CO2 aqueous environment: a review. Materials and Corrosion, 2021 ⟨10.1002/maco.202012118⟩. ⟨hal-03156756⟩
Rehan de Motte, Edoardo Basilico, Rémy Mingant, Jean Kittel, Francois Ropital, et al.. A study by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface analysis of corrosion product layers formed during CO2 corrosion of low alloy steel. Corrosion Science, 2020, 172, pp.108666. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108666⟩. ⟨hal-02864432⟩
Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, Gaurav Joshi, Thi Tuyet Mai Tran, Bernard Tribollet, Eliane Sutter, et al.. Impact of oxygen contamination on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of iron corrosion in H2S solutions. Corrosion Science, 2020, 164, pp.108302. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108302⟩. ⟨hal-02468028⟩
Michael Nicoli, François Grosjean, Rémy Mingant, Jean Kittel, Monica Trueba, et al.. High Temperature oxidation evaluation using crystal microbalance. Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Maney Publishing, 2020, pp.1-7. ⟨10.1080/1478422X.2020.1732122⟩. ⟨hal-02539436⟩
Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, Gaurav Joshi, Thi Tuyet Mai Tran, Bernard Tribollet, Eliane Sutter, et al.. Impact of oxygen contamination on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of iron corrosion in H2S solutions. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2020, 164, pp.108302. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108302⟩. ⟨hal-02472991⟩
Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, Gaurav Joshi, Thi Tuyet Mai Tran, Eliane Sutter, Bernard Tribollet, et al.. Corrosion and Hydrogen Permeation in H2S Environments with O2 Contamination, Part 2: Impact of H2S Partial Pressure. Corrosion, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 2019, 75 (4), pp.389-397. ⟨10.5006/3092⟩. ⟨hal-02157852⟩
Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, Mai Tran, Bernard Tribollet, Jean Kittel, Eliane Sutter, et al.. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of iron corrosion in H 2 S solutions. Electrochimica Acta, Elsevier, 2018, 282, pp.775 - 783. ⟨10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.052⟩. ⟨hal-01836251⟩
Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, C. Mendibide, Claude Duret-Thual, Jean Kittel, Khawla Belkhadiri, et al.. Corrosion and Hydrogen Permeation in H2S Environments with O2 Contamination, 1: Tests on Pure Iron at High H2S Concentration. Corrosion, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 2018, 74 (11), pp.1192 - 1202. ⟨10.5006/2893⟩. ⟨hal-01888527⟩
Vidit Gaur, Véronique Doquet, Emmanuel Persent, Charles Mareau, Eléonore Roguet, et al.. Surface versus internal fatigue crack initiation in steel: Influence of mean stress. International Journal of Fatigue, Elsevier, 2016, 82 (part 3), pp.437-448. ⟨10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.08.028⟩. ⟨hal-01227150)
Aurélie Gouron, Jean Kittel, Theodorus de Bruin, Boubakar Diawara. Density Functional Theory Study of Monoethanolamine Adsorption on Hydroxylated Cr2O3 Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, American Chemical Society, 2015, 119 (40), pp.22889-22898. ⟨10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05375⟩. ⟨hal-02420552⟩
Bernard Tribollet, Jean Kittel, A. Meroufel, F. Ropital, F Grojean, et al.. Corrosion mechanisms in aqueous solutions containing dissolved H2S. Part 2: Model of the cathodic reactions on a 316L stainless steel rotating disc electrode. Electrochimica Acta, Elsevier, 2014, 124, pp.46-51. ⟨10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.133⟩. ⟨hal-01017493v2⟩
Jean Kittel, S Gonzalez. Corrosion in CO 2 Post-Combustion Capture with Alkanolamines – A Review. Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles, Institut Français du Pétrole, 2014, 69 (5), pp.915 - 929. ⟨10.2516/ogst/2013161⟩. ⟨hal-01085365⟩
C. Plennevaux, N. Ferrando, J. Kittel, Marion Fregonese, Bernard Normand, et al.. pH prediction in concentrated aqueous solutions under high pressure of acid gases and high temperature. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2013, 73, pp.143-149. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2013.04.002⟩. ⟨hal-02420555⟩
L. Couture, F. Ropital, F. Grosjean, Jean Kittel, V. Parry, et al.. Influence of the Oxygen Partial Pressure on the High Temperature Corrosion of 38Ni-34Fe-25Cr Alloy in Presence of NaCl Deposit. Oxidation of Metals, Springer Verlag, 2013, 80 (5-6), pp.577-588. ⟨10.1007/s11085-013-9397-8⟩. ⟨hal-00935002⟩
Jean Kittel, François Ropital, François Grosjean, Eliane Sutter, Bernard Tribollet. Corrosion mechanisms in aqueous solutions containing dissolved H2S. Part 1: Characterisation of H2S reduction on a 316L rotating disc electrode.. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2013, pp.324-329. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2012.09.036⟩. ⟨hal-00743214⟩
Jean Kittel, E. Fleury, Bruno Vuillemin, S. Gonzalez, F. Ropital, et al.. Corrosion in alkanolamine used for acid gas removal: From natural gas processing to CO2 capture. Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2012, 63, pp.223--230. ⟨10.1002/maco.201005847⟩. ⟨hal-00761270⟩
Sandrine Martin, Hélène Lepaumier, Dominique Picq, Jean Kittel, Theodorus de Bruin, et al.. New Amines for CO2 Capture. IV. Degradation, Corrosion, and Quantitative Structure Property Relationship Model. Industrial and engineering chemistry research, American Chemical Society, 2012, 51 (18), pp.6283-6289. ⟨10.1021/ie2029877⟩. ⟨hal-02420556⟩
L. Couture, F. Ropital, F. Grosjean, Jean Kittel, V. Parry, et al.. Reversible catastrophic oxidation of a 38Fe-34Ni-25Cr alloy induced by sodium sulphate at low oxygen potential atmospheres. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2012, 55, pp.133-139. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2011.10.010⟩. ⟨hal-00674978⟩
Cécile Plennevaux, Jean Kittel, Marion Fregonese, Bernard Normand, Francois Ropital, et al.. Contribution of CO2 on hydrogen evolution and hydrogen permeation in low alloy steels exposed to H2S environment.. Electrochemistry Communications, Elsevier, 2012, 8 p. ⟨10.1016/j.elecom.2012.10.010⟩. ⟨hal-00743294⟩
Eric Lemaire, Pierre Antoine Bouillon, Adrien Gomez, Jean Kittel, Serge Gonzalez, et al.. New IFP optimized first generation process for post-combustion carbon capture: HiCapt+™. Energy Procedia, Elsevier, 2011, 4, pp.1361-1368. ⟨10.1016/j.egypro.2011.01.195⟩. ⟨hal-02420559⟩
François Grosjean, Jean Kittel, François Ropital, Eric Serris, Véronique Peres. Couplage analyse thermogravimétrique et émission acoustique pour l'étude de la corrosion haute température. Spectra Analyse, Paris : PCI, 2011, pp.35-44. ⟨emse-00598623⟩
V. Smanio, Jean Kittel, Marion Fregonese, T. Cassagne, Bernard Normand, et al.. Acoustic emission monitoring of wet H2S cracking of linepipe steels: Application to hydrogen-induced cracking and stress-oriented hydrogen-induced cracking. Corrosion, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 2011, 67 (6), ⟨10.5006/1.3595097⟩. ⟨hal-01813663⟩
V. Smanio, Marion Fregonese, Jean Kittel, T. Cassagne, F. Ropital, et al.. Contribution of acoustic emission to the understanding of sulfide stress cracking of low alloy steels. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2011, 53 (12), pp.3942-3949. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2011.07.041⟩. ⟨hal-01813683⟩
Ludovic Raynal, Pascal Alix, Pierre-Antoine Bouillon, Adrien Gomez, Marie Le Febvre de Nailly, et al.. Energy Procedia The DMX™ process : an original solution for lowering the cost of post-combustion carbon capture. Energy Procedia, Elsevier, 2011, 4, pp.779-786. ⟨10.1016/j.egypro.2011.01.119⟩. ⟨hal-02420557⟩
Jean Kittel, V. Smanio, Marion Fregonese, L. Garnier, Xavier Lefebvre. Hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) testing of low alloy steel in sour environment: Impact of time of exposure on the extent of damage. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2010, 52 (4), pp.1386-1392. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2009.11.044⟩. ⟨hal-01813934⟩
Veronique Smanio, Marion Fregonese, Jean Kittel, Thierry Cassagne, François Ropital, et al.. Wet hydrogen sulfide cracking of steel monitoring by acoustic emission: Discrimination of AE sources. Journal of Materials Science, Springer Verlag, 2010, 45 (20), pp.5534-5542. ⟨10.1007/s10853-010-4613-2⟩. ⟨hal-01813950⟩
J. Kittel, R. Idem, D. Gelowitz, P. Tontiwachwuthikul, G. Parrain, et al.. Corrosion in MEA units for CO 2 capture: pilot plant studies. Energy Procedia, Elsevier, 2009, 1 (1), pp.791 - 797. ⟨10.1016/j.egypro.2009.01.105⟩. ⟨hal-02419487⟩
Valérie Sauvant-Moynot, Serge Gonzalez, Jean Kittel. Self-healing coatings: An alternative route for anticorrosion protection. Progress in Organic Coatings, Elsevier, 2008, 63 (3), pp.307-315. ⟨10.1016/j.porgcoat.2008.03.004⟩. ⟨hal-02420596⟩
E. Remita, D. Boughrara, B. Tribollet, V. Vivier, E. Sutter, et al.. Diffusion Impedance in a Thin-Layer Cell: Experimental and Theoretical Study on a Large-Disk Electrode. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, American Chemical Society, 2008, 112 (12), pp.4626-4634. ⟨10.1021/jp710407a⟩. ⟨hal-02420610⟩
E. Remita, B. Tribollet, E. Sutter, F. Ropital, X. Longaygue, et al.. A Kinetic Model for CO2 Corrosion of Steel in Confined Aqueous Environments. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Electrochemical Society, 2008, 155 (1), pp.C41. ⟨10.1149/1.2801349⟩. ⟨hal-02420605⟩
Elias Remita, Bernard Tribollet, Sutter Eliane, Vincent Vivier, Francois Ropital, et al.. Hydrogen evolution in aqueous solutions containing dissolved CO2: Quantitative contribution of the buffering effect. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 2008, 50 (5), pp.1433-1440. ⟨10.1016/j.corsci.2007.12.007⟩. ⟨hal-02419557⟩
J. Kittel, F. Ropital, J. Pellier. Effect of membrane thickness on hydrogen permeation in steels during wet H2S exposure. Corrosion, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 2008, 64 (10), pp.788-799. ⟨10.5006/1.3278446⟩. ⟨hal-02420852⟩
Valérie Sauvant-Moynot, Sébastien Duval, Nelly Gimenez, Jean Kittel. Hot wet aging of glass syntactic foam coatings monitored by impedance spectroscopy. Progress in Organic Coatings, Elsevier, 2007, 59 (3), pp.179-185. ⟨10.1016/j.porgcoat.2007.02.005⟩. ⟨hal-02420865⟩
Selection de communications à congrès
Bertin, F.; Joshi, G. R.; Kittel, J.; Ropital, F.; Bosch, C.; Wolski, K., Evaluation of surface corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of 13Cr stainless steel in presence of calcium carbonate scales in simulated geothermal environment containing CO2, 74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry 2023
Andari, F.; Kittel, J.; Ropital, F.; Fernandes, J.; Dodelin, L., Corrosion issues in the conversion of vegetable and wate oils to produce biofuels, AMPP annual conference + Expo 2023
Kittel, J.; Grosjean, F.; Joshi, G. R.; Parer, G.; Quinio, F.; Brevot, J. C., A study of the compatibility of carbon steel for MEG reclaiming systems: impact of pH adjustment, AMPP annual conference + Expo 2023
Owen, J.; barker, R.; Ropital, F.; Joshi, G. R.; Kittel, J.; Jacklin, R.; Burkle, D.; Straume, E.; Karlsdottir, N., Modificed magnetite surface layers on carbon steel in aqueous CO2 environments, AMPP annual conference + Expo 2023
Mendibide, C.; Vucko, F.; Kittel, J.; Martinez, M.; Joshi, G. R., Effect of hydrogen partial pressure and degraded environmental conditions on the service behavior of a X65 pipeline steel not designed for hydrogen transport, European Hydrogen Energy Conference 2022
J. Owen, F. Ropital, G.R. Joshi, J. Kittel, R. Barker, Galvanic interactions between surface layers and bare carbon steel in aqueous CO2 environments, AMPP annual conference + Expo 2022
E. Basilico, S. Marcelin, R. Mingant, J. Kittel, M. Frégonèse, R. Barker, F. Ropital, Effect of low oxygen concentration in solution on localized corrosion of carbon steel in pseudo-passive state in a CO2 aqueous solution, Eurocorr 2021, The European Feeration of Corrosion
R.A. de Motte, T. Chehuan, R. Legent, N. Desamais, G.R. Joshi, J. Kittel, Understanding and assessing CO2-SCC on flexible pipe carbon steel armour wires, Eurocorr 2021, The European Federation of Corrosion
F. Andari, J. Kittel, J. Fernandes, B. Ter Ovannesian, M. Frégonèse, N. Godin, F. Ropital, Corrosion in vegetable oils used for the production of bio-fuels, Eurocorr 2021, The European Federation of Corrosion
J. KIttel, G.R. Joshi, G. Parer, F. Quinio, Corrosion in MEG-reclaiming systems: impact of operating conditions, Eurocorr 2021, The European Federation of Corrosion
J. Kittel, F. Ropital, F. Grosjean, G.R. Joshi, Evaluation of the interactions between hydrogen and steel in geothermal conditions with H2S, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 26 - May 2, 2020
F. Ropital, J. Kittel, Corrosion evaluation of steels under geothermal CO2 supercritical conditions, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 26 - May 2, 2020
Christophe Mendibide, Martien Duvall Deffo Ayagou, Claude Duret-Thual, Jean Kittel. O2 contamination in SSC / HIC test environments. Impact on test results and discussion on acceptable limits for high H 2 S content. Corrosion 2019, Mar 2019, Nashville, United States. ⟨hal-02462524⟩
François Grosjean, Jean Kittel, Gauthier Perdu, Xavier Courtial, Géraldine Laborie, et al.. Alternative metallurgies reduce the cost of amine gas treating units. Eurocorr 2018, Sep 2018, Cracow, Poland. ⟨hal-02462563⟩
Leandro Santos, Dayanne Menezes, Li Ke, Carol Taravel-Condat, Jean Kittel. Prediction of the flexible pipe annulus pH at high CO2 content and high temperature. Eurocorr 2017, Sep 2017, Praha, Czech Republic. ⟨hal-02462622⟩
Jean Kittel, Xavier Feaugas, Juan Creus. Impact of Charging Conditions and Membrane Thickness on Hydrogen Permeation Through Steel: Thick / Thin Membrane Concepts Revisited. Corrosion 2016, Mar 2016, Vancouver, Canada. ⟨hal-02462639⟩
François Grosjean, Rémy Mingant, J. Kittel, L. Ke, Carol Taravel-Condat, et al.. Corrosion and pH prediction in the annulus of flexible pipes under high pressure of CO2. Eurocorr 2016, Sep 2016, Montpellier, France. ⟨hal-02464447⟩
Jean Kittel, Michel Bonis, Gauthier Perdu. Mitigating corrosion in sweet gas units : a comparison between laboratory.. LRGCC Laurence Reid gas conditioning conference, Feb 2014, Oklahoma City, United States. ⟨hal-00976948⟩
J. Kittel, François Grosjean, C. Forot, N. Desamais, Carol Taravel-Condat, et al.. Impact of time of exposure on HIC testing of very high strength steel in low H2S environments. Eurocorr 2013, Sep 2013, Estoril, Portugal. ⟨hal-02475439⟩