Michel Vaultier

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

Total Citations

158

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About

Michel Vaultier is a pioneering figure in green chemistry and microfluidics, best known for his groundbreaking work on ionic liquids as versatile reaction media and microreactor platforms. His research bridges synthetic chemistry and microfluidic engineering, with a particular focus on task-specific ionic liquids for sustainable chemical processes. Vaultier’s most cited paper, “Ionic Liquid Droplet as e-Microreactor” (2006, 158 citations), introduced a transformative approach that combines droplet-based, open digital microfluidics with ionic liquids as soluble supports for solution-phase synthesis. By exploiting the negligible volatility of ionic liquids, he demonstrated how stable, isolated droplets can serve as efficient, contamination-free microreactors—a concept that has inspired advances in lab-on-a-chip technologies and high-throughput chemical screening. This work, along with his broader contributions to ionic liquid chemistry, has earned him recognition as a leader in sustainable reaction design. Vaultier’s innovations continue to influence fields ranging from catalysis to pharmaceutical synthesis, offering researchers a powerful toolkit for miniaturized, environmentally benign chemical transformations.