Biography:
Dr. Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina is a Malagasy chemical engineer graduated by École Polytechnique d'Antananarivo in 1999. He obtained a PhD in applied organic chemistry at the Poitiers University France in 2003, under the supervision of Professors Michel Guisnet and Patrick Magnoux, specializing in zeolite acid catalysis. Since 2008, he has been a lecturer in the chemical engineering department at the ESPA-Antananarivo University. His research focuses on the valorization of citric acid and their derivatives, the esterification with citric acid to extract bioactive molecules, heterogeneous catalysis, and valorisation of Madagascar's natural resources. He has published more than 20 scientific articles in international journals.
Title : The Fe PNP 15 H2O catalyst reduction catalytic test and its valorisation as acid catalyst to the methylal synthesis