COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 22, 2009 – Gilbert Froment, research professor in Texas A&M University’s Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, recently presented his research on rate modeling of hydrotreatment as part of the 2009 International Symposium on Advances in the Hydrotreatment of Oil Fractions (ISAHOF).
Froment delivered a plenary lecture at the symposium, which was held in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico where representatives from academia, industry and research centers from throughout 30 different countries converged to exchange ideas, present new developments and discuss recent results in the field of hydroprocessing. Hydroprocessing includes chemical engineering processes such as hydrodulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation and hydrocracking and is an important part of oil refining.
Froment’s research focuses on the kinetic modeling of hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming, hydrodesulfurization, synthesis gas production by steam reforming and catalytic partial oxidation of natural gas, solid acid alkylation, methanol-to-olefins on ZSM5 and SAPO 34, olefins production by steam cracking of hydrocarbon mixtures and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
Froment is a foreign associate of the U.S. Academy of Engineering, a member of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Science and Engineering, the Belgian Academy of Science and the Belgian Academy of Overseas Science. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Gent, Belgium.
