Gilbert Froment

Research Professor

Research Page

Telephone: (979) 845-0406
Fax Number: (979) 845-6446
E-mail: g.froment@che.tamu.edu

Mailing Address...
249 Jack E. Brown Engineering Building
3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122

Education

Ph.D., University of Gent, Belgium, 1958
M.S., University of Gent, Belgium, 1953

Awards & Honors

Dr. Honoris Causa,
Technion, Israel, 1985
INPL, Université de Nancy, France, 2001
R.H.Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering of A.I.Ch.E
Foreign Associate U.S National Academy of Engineering
Member Texas Academy of Medicine, Science and Engineering
Member Belgian Academy of Science
Member Belgian Academy of Overseas Science
Amundson Award for Chemical Reaction Engineering of ISCRE

Research Interests

Dr. 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. The processes are written in terms of their elementary steps and the reaction scheme is generated by a computer algorithm. The number of rate coefficients is reduced through their modeling based upon transition state theory and the insertion of the Evans-Polanyi relationship for the activation energy.

Selected Publications

R.Sotelo-Boyas and G.F.Froment, “Fundamental Modeling of Catalytic Reforming”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, Dec 2008; Web release : Sept 10, 2008.

Gilbert F.Froment, “Kinetic Modeling of Hydrocarbon Processing and the Effect of Catalyst Deactivation by Coke Formation” Catalysis Reviews. Science and Engineering, (2008), 50:1,1-18.

Won Jae Lee and Gilbert F.Froment-“Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation into Styrene. Kinetic Modeling and Reactor Simulation” –Iind.Eng.Chem.Res -Varma issue, Dec 2008; Web release: Feb. 06, 2008.

Bo Wang ,G.F.Froment and D.W.Goodman,-“CO-free hydrogen production via dehydrogenation of a Jet A hydrocarbon mixture”-Journal of Catalysis 253(2008)239-243.

Bo Wang, D.W.Goodman and G.F.Froment,”Kinetic Modeling of Pure Hydrogen Production from Decalin”- Journal of Catalysis, 253 (2008) 229-238.


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