THOMAS A. SCHAFER

EDUCATION:

B. S. Chemical Engineering, 1975 - Manhattan College
M. S. Chemical Engineering, 1976 - Manhattan College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PROCESS DESIGN EXPERIENCE: design of process equipment for phenol and acetone production and purification, ammonia and fertilizer plant processes, coal tar refining, caprolactam plant processes, design of distillation columns and selection of internals for entire range of chemical process industries, recovery of organics from aqueous streams via solvent extraction and steam stripping, azeotropic and extractive distillation, etc.

Design of unit operations which include:
- Distillation and Extraction Columns
- Vacuum Systems
- Heat Exchangers: reboilers, condensers, interchangers
- Fluid flow, pumping and gravity systems
- Decanters
- Instrumentation and Control Strategy

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Process Engineer - Allied Chemical Corp., Phenol Mfg. Plant (1976-1980)
Senior Process Engineer - Allied Chemical Corp. Corporate Engr’g. (1980-1983)
Fractionation Equipment Engineer - Glitsch, Inc., Northeast Region (1983-1985)
Contract Department Manager - Glitsch Package Plants Division (1985-1990)
Operations Manager - Glitsch Technology Corp. (1991-1993)

SOCIETIES:

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

PUBLICATIONS:

Generating Your Own VLE Data, Chemical Engineering, March 1995
Novel Column Internals Boost Stripping Efficiency, Chemical Engineering, Jan. 1994
Recovery of Pyridine Save $1.5 Million Per Year, Pharmaceutical Engineering, July /August 1993