Patents by Inventor Anne Pigamo

Anne Pigamo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210238112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, comprising the step i) of contacting hydrofluoric acid (HF) in a reactor with a starting composition comprising at least one of the chloro compounds selected from the group consisting of 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene (1230za), 1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene (1230zd) and 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (240fa), or a mixture thereof, to produce a stream A comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd), characterized in that said step i) is carried out in a low-HF liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Anne PIGAMO, Cédric LAVY
  • Patent number: 11059767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the gas-phase production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the steps: i) providing a composition A comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and/or 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane and/or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane or a composition B comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and/or 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane; ii) placing said composition A in contact with hydrofluoric acid in the presence of a catalytic composition comprising a chromium-based catalyst or placing said composition B in contact with a catalytic composition comprising a chromium-based catalyst to produce a composition C comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, characterized in that step ii) is performed at a temperature of between 310° C. and 450° C. and in that the temperature of step ii) is controlled so as not to exceed 450° C.; and when said catalyst is deactivated, the temperature of step ii) is increased in increments from 0.5° C. to 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Bertrand Collier, Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Patent number: 11034635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the steps of: a) providing a stream A comprising at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane; b) in a reactor, bringing said stream A into contact with HF in the presence or absence of a fluorination catalyst in order to produce a stream B comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; characterized in that the electrical conductivity of said stream A provided in step a) is less than 15 mS/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Laurent Wendlinger, Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo
  • Patent number: 11028029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising the stages: i) in a first reactor, bringing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene into contact with hydrofluoric acid in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst, in order to produce a stream A comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, HF and unreacted 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and ii) in a second reactor, bringing hydrofluoric acid into contact, in the gas phase in the presence or absence of a catalyst, with at least one chlorinated compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, in order to produce a stream B comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, characterized in that the stream A obtained in stage i) feeds said second reactor used for stage ii); and in that the pressure at the inlet of said first reactor of stage i) is greater than the pressure at the inlet of said second rea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Bertrand Collier, Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Patent number: 11028027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene comprising the stages of: a) providing a stream A comprising at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene; b) in a reactor, bringing said stream A into contact with HF in the presence or absence of a catalyst in order to produce a stream B comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; characterized in that the electrical conductivity of said stream A provided in stage a) is less than 15 mS/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Laurent Wendlinger, Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo
  • Publication number: 20210155567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the gas-phase production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the steps: i) providing a composition A comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and/or 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane and/or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane or a composition B comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and/or 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane; ii) placing said composition A in contact with hydrofluoric acid in the presence of a catalytic composition comprising a chromium-based catalyst or placing said composition B in contact with a catalytic composition comprising a chromium-based catalyst to produce a composition C comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, characterized in that step ii) is performed at a temperature of between 310° C. and 450° C. and in that the temperature of step ii) is controlled so as not to exceed 450° C.; and when said catalyst is deactivated, the temperature of step ii) is increased in increments from 0.5° C. to 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Bertrand COLLIER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Patent number: 10988423
    Abstract: A process for the fluorination of a chlorinated C3 alkane or alkene compound having at least one chlorine atom into a fluorinated C3 alkane or alkene compound having at least one fluorine atom includes the following steps: a) contacting, in a reactor, the chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of a fluorination catalyst to produce a fluorinated compound, and b) regenerating the fluorination catalyst used in step a). The step (b) of regenerating the fluorination catalyst comprises (c) the treatment of said fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow to form an oxidized fluorination catalyst, and (d) the treatment of the oxidized fluorination catalyst obtained in step (c) with a gaseous mixture comprising a reducing agent and an inert gas. The catalyst regenerated in step b) is reused in step a) and the reducing agent is selected from C1-C10 hydrohalocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: David Andre, Dominique Deur-Bert, Dominique Garrait, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Patent number: 10947173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a stream including 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, comprising the steps of i) providing a stream A comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; ii) purification, preferably by distillation, of the stream A provided in i) in order to form a first stream A1 comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, preferably recovered at the top of the distillation column, and a second stream A2 comprising said at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, preferably recovered at the bottom of the distillation column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Dominique Deur-Bert, Dominique Garrait, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Patent number: 10927060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising the stages: i) in a first reactor, bringing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene into contact with hydrofluoric acid in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst, in order to produce a stream A comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, HF and unreacted 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and ii) in a second reactor, bringing hydrofluoric acid into contact, in the gas phase in the presence or absence of a catalyst, with at least one chlorinated compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, in order to produce a stream B comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, characterized in that the stream A obtained in stage i) feeds said second reactor used for stage ii); and in that stage i) is carried out at a temperature which is lower than or equal to the temperature at which stage ii) is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Bertrand Collier, Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Patent number: 10919824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for modifying the fluorine distribution in a hydrocarbon compound in the presence of a catalyst, characterized by the use, as catalyst, of a solid composition comprising at least one component containing chromium oxyfluoride or fluoride of empirical formula CrxM(1-x)OrFs, where 2r+s is greater than or equal to 2.9 and less than 6, M is a metal chosen from columns 2 to 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, x has a value from 0.9 to 1, s is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6 and r is greater than or equal to 0 and less than 3, the said solid composition having a crystallinity of less than 20% by weight. The present invention also relates to the solid composition per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Dominique Garrait, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Publication number: 20210002189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene comprising the stages of: a) providing a stream A comprising at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene; b) in a reactor, bringing said stream A into contact with HF in the presence or absence of a catalyst in order to produce a stream B comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; characterized in that the electrical conductivity of said stream A provided in stage a) is less than 15 mS/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Laurent WENDLINGER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO
  • Publication number: 20210002188
    Abstract: A process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene including the stages: i) in a first reactor, bringing a stream A including 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene into contact with hydrofluoric acid in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst in order to produce a stream B including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, HCl, HF and unreacted 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and ii) in a second reactor, bringing hydrofluoric acid into contact, in the gas phase in the presence or not of a catalyst, with a stream including at least one chlorinated compound selected from the group of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, in order to produce a stream C including 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, wherein the stream B obtained in stage i) feeds the second reactor used for stage ii); and wherein the electrical conductivity of the stream A provided in stage i) is less than 15 mS/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Laurent WENDLINGER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO
  • Publication number: 20200407293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the steps of: a) providing a stream A comprising at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane; b) in a reactor, bringing said stream A into contact with HF in the presence or absence of a fluorination catalyst in order to produce a stream B comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; characterized in that the electrical conductivity of said stream A provided in step a) is less than 15 mS/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Laurent WENDLINGER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO
  • Publication number: 20200331826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising the stages: i) in a first reactor, bringing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene into contact with hydrofluoric acid in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst, in order to produce a stream A comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, HF and unreacted 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and ii) in a second reactor, bringing hydrofluoric acid into contact, in the gas phase in the presence or absence of a catalyst, with at least one chlorinated compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, in order to produce a stream B comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, characterized in that the stream A obtained in stage i) feeds said second reactor used for stage ii); and in that the pressure at the inlet of said first reactor of stage i) is greater than the pressure at the inlet of said second rea
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Bertrand COLLIER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Patent number: 10766837
    Abstract: The invention refers to a process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene carried out starting from a starting composition comprising the stages of bringing the starting composition into contact, in the presence of a catalyst, with HF in order to produce a composition A comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), intermediate products B consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245cb), and byproducts C consisting of E-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HCFO-1233zdE), trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFO-1234zeE) and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa); recovery of said composition A and purification of the latter in order to form and recover a first gas stream G1 comprising HCl, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), a part of the unreacted HF, a part of the intermediate products B and a part of the byproducts C; and a stream, which is preferably liquid, L1 comprising a part of the unreacted HF, a part of the intermediate produc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Dominique Deur-Bert, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger
  • Publication number: 20200223774
    Abstract: A plant for the manufacture of tetrafluoropropene comprises three reactors for reaction in the gas phase comprising a catalyst bed. The first and second reactor are each configured in order to be fed in turn by a device for feeding with a reaction stream comprising a compound B and hydrofluoric acid; and a device for feeding with a regeneration stream configured in order to feed the reactor with a regeneration stream comprising an oxidizing agent. The third reactor is configured in order to be fed in turn by a device for feeding with a reaction stream comprising a compound A and hydrofluoric acid; said compound A being different from said compound B; and a device for feeding with a regeneration stream configured in order to feed the reactor with a regeneration stream comprising an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique DEUR-BERT, Dominique GARRAIT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200223773
    Abstract: A method for preparing tetrafluoropropene utilising three reactors is described. Each reactor comprises a catalytic bed containing a catalyst or a preliminary catalyst. The method comprises the implementation, separately in each of the reactors, of catalytic reactions or reactions regenerating the catalyst, the quantity of catalyst or preliminary catalyst in the catalytic bed of one of the reactors representing between 90% and 110% of the quantity of catalyst or preliminary catalyst contained in the catalytic bed of one of the other two reactors. A facility configured to implement the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique DEUR-BERT, Dominique GARRAIT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200157024
    Abstract: The invention refers to a process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene carried out starting from a starting composition comprising the stages of bringing the starting composition into contact, in the presence of a catalyst, with HF in order to produce a composition A comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), intermediate products B consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245cb), and byproducts C consisting of E-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HCFO-1233zdE), trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFO-1234zeE) and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa); recovery of said composition A and purification of the latter in order to form and recover a first gas stream G1 comprising HCl, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), a part of the unreacted HF, a part of the intermediate products B and a part of the byproducts C; and a stream, which is preferably liquid, L1 comprising a part of the unreacted HF, a part of the intermediate produc
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique DEUR-BERT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200157026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a stream including 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, comprising the steps of i) providing a stream A comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; ii) purification, preferably by distillation, of the stream A provided in i) in order to form a first stream A1 comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, preferably recovered at the top of the distillation column, and a second stream A2 comprising said at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, preferably recovered at the bottom of the distillation column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique DEUR-BERT, Dominique GARRAIT, Anne PIGAMO, Laurent WENDLINGER
  • Publication number: 20200148612
    Abstract: A process for the fluorination of a chlorinated C3 alkane or alkene compound having at least one chlorine atom into a fluorinated C3 alkane or alkene compound having at least one fluorine atom includes the following steps: a) contacting, in a reactor, the chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of a fluorination catalyst to produce a fluorinated compound, and b) regenerating the fluorination catalyst used in step a). The step (b) of regenerating the fluorination catalyst comprises (c) the treatment of said fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow to form an oxidized fluorination catalyst, and (d) the treatment of the oxidized fluorination catalyst obtained in step (c) with a gaseous mixture comprising a reducing agent and an inert gas. The catalyst regenerated in step b) is reused in step a) and the reducing agent is selected from C1-C10 hydrohalocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: David Andre, Dominique Deur-Bert, Dominique Garrait, Anne Pigamo, Laurent Wendlinger