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Stephen Goff

Steve Goff is Vice President of Research & Development for Covanta Energy, where he is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to develop and commercialize new technologies for recovering energy and value from waste. 

Mr. Goff joined Covanta in 2005 with the acquisition of American Ref-Fuel Company, where he had worked since the formation of the company in 1985, when he was with their original parent company, Air Products and Chemicals.  Mr. Goff has over 30 years of industrial experience in Energy from Waste and other environmental and high-temperature...Read more

Molecular Sieve Cracked Gas Dryer Tutorial

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
This tutorial provides an overview of adsorption technology. It will cover the following topics: adsorption phenomenon, structure and chemistry of...

Atmospheric Tank Failures: Mechanisms and an Unexpected Case Study

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
Most of the literature on catastrophic failures of low pressure tanks focuses on the ignition of explosive mixtures in the vapor space of those tanks...

C2 Front-End Hydrogenation Improvements

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
The presentation will address the parameters influencing selectivity and the impact over time. A side-by-side comparison of 5+ year operating data of...

Fault Detection Using Multiscale Shewhart Charts: Algorithm and Applications

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
Fault detection is an important requirement for the safe and reliable operation of various processes. Control charts (such as the Shewhart chart,...

Managing Water Treatment Risks in Refining

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
Against the backdrop of global water scarcity, the industrial sector is the fastest growing source of water consumption. If current trends persist,...

Selective Acetylene Hydrogenation with OleMax207 for Back End Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
Selective acetylene hydrogenation is widely used to reduce acetylene in the ethylene stream to meet the specifications of polymer grade ethylene. For...

Acetylene Hydrogenation Tutorial

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 13, 2016
Acetylene Hydrogenation Tutorial Author: Edgar Mohundro – Acetylene hydrogenation is a very important step in most olefins plant operations...

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