Patents by Inventor Dominique Balthasart

Dominique Balthasart 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: 20080194850
    Abstract: Process for preparing an epoxide, wherein a reaction medium resulting from the reaction of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof with a chlorinating agent, the reaction medium containing at least 10 g of chlorohydrin per kg of reaction medium, is subjected to a subsequent chemical reaction without intermediate treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Valentine Smets
  • Publication number: 20080161613
    Abstract: Process for preparing a chlorohydrin, comprising a step in which a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof is subjected to reaction with a chlorinating agent containing hydrogen chloride and at least one other step, carried out in apparatus made from or covered with materials which are resistant to the chlorinating agent under the conditions in which this step is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Valentine Smets, Christian Franck
  • Publication number: 20080108856
    Abstract: Process for the manufacture of 1,2-dichloroethane starting with a hydrocarbon source according to which: a) the hydrocarbon source is subjected to a first cracking step, namely a pyrolysis step carried out in a cracking oven, thus producing a mixture of cracking products; b) the said mixture of cracking products is subjected to a succession of treatment steps which make it possible to obtain a mixture of products containing ethylene and other constituents, among which an aqueous quenching step, an alkaline washing step aimed at removing at least most of the carbon dioxide generating an alkaline solution and an oxidation step aimed at removing the hydrogen sulphide contained in the mixture of cracking products; c) the mixture of products containing ethylene derived from step b) is separated into at least one fraction containing ethylene and into a heavy fraction; d) the fraction(s) containing ethylene is (are) conveyed to a chlorination reactor and/or an oxychlorination reactor, in which reactors most of the e
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Michel Strebelle, Dominique Balthasart
  • Publication number: 20080021250
    Abstract: Process for the obtention of HFC-227ea having a reduced content of organic impurities, comprising at least subjecting a crude HFC-227ea to two distillation steps at different pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: SOLVAY S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Muller, Dominique Balthasart, Bernd Kutzner
  • Publication number: 20060185972
    Abstract: Process for the production of a hydrofluoroalkane, according to which hydrofluoroalkane comprising organic impurities is subjected to at least two distillations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: SOLVAY S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Charles-Marie Anciaux, Yves Mahaut, Roland Klug
  • Patent number: 7077960
    Abstract: Process for the production of a hydrofluoroalkane, according to which hydrofluoroalkane comprising organic impurities is subjected to at least two distillations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Charles-Marie Anciaux, Yves Mahaut, Roland Klug
  • Patent number: 6838571
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing oxirane by reaction of an olefin with a peroxide compound in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent in at least two reactors arranged in series, each of which contains a portion of catalyst, according to which the peroxide compound is introduced only into the first reactor, the subsequent reactor(s) not being fed with fresh peroxide compound, but only with the peroxide compound which is present in the medium obtained from the preceding reactor and which was not consumed in this preceding reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Dominique Balthasart
  • Publication number: 20040236162
    Abstract: Process for the obtention of HFC-227ea having a reduced content of organic impurities, comprising at least subjecting a crude HFC-227ea to two distillation steps at different pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Muller, Dominique Balthasart, Bernd Kutzner
  • Patent number: 6723861
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing oxirane by reaction of an olefin with a peroxide compound in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent in at least two reactors arranged in series, each of which contains a portion of the catalyst, according to which two epoxidation reactions are carried out in series including intermediate distillation, to minimize the formation of by-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 6720435
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing an oxirane in a reactor containing a liquid reaction medium, according to which an olefin is reacted, in a liquid reaction medium, with a peroxide compound in the presence of a solvent and in the presence of a solid catalyst which is used in the form of particles, at least some of which are in fluidized form in the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Solvay
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Michel Strebelle, Jean-Pierre Catinat
  • Publication number: 20040039216
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing oxirane by reaction of an olefin with a peroxide compound in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent in at least two reactors arranged in series, each of which contains a portion of catalyst, according to which the peroxide compound is introduced only into the first reactor, the subsequent reactor(s) not being fed with fresh peroxide compound, but only with the peroxide compound which is present in the medium obtained from the preceding reactor and which was not consumed in this preceding reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventor: Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 6677467
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing oxirane by reaction of an olefin with a peroxide compound in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent in at least two reactors arranged in series, each of which contains a portion of catalyst, according to which the peroxide compound is introduced only into the first reactor, the subsequent reactor(s) not being fed with fresh peroxide compound, but only with the peroxide compound which is present in the medium obtained from the preceding reactor and which was not consumed in this preceding reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Dominique Balthasart
  • Publication number: 20030164334
    Abstract: Process for the production of a hydrofluoroalkane, according to which hydrofluoroalkane comprising organic impurities is subjected to at least two distillations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Charles-Marie Anciaux, Yves Mahaut, Roland Klug
  • Publication number: 20030158431
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing an oxirane in a reactor containing a liquid reaction medium, according to which an olefin is reacted, in a liquid reaction medium, with a peroxide compound in the presence of a solvent and in the presence of a solid catalyst which is used in the form of particles, at least some of which are in fluidized form in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Michel Strebelle, Jean-Pierre Catinat
  • Publication number: 20030109726
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing oxirane by reaction of an olefin with a peroxide compound in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent in at least two reactors arranged in series, each of which contains a portion of catalyst, according to which the peroxide compound is introduced only into the first reactor, the subsequent reactor(s) not being fed with fresh peroxide compound, but only with the peroxide compound which is present in the medium obtained from the preceding reactor and which was not consumed in this preceding reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 6540882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of separation of mixtures containing HFC-365mfc/HF azeotropic compositions by two distillations at different pressures, as well as to a process of synthesis of HFC-365mfc which integrates this process of separation and a recycling of certain fractions towards the hydrofluorination step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Ferdinand Reif, Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 6350888
    Abstract: An epoxide prepared by epoxidation of an olefinic compound by a peroixide compound in liquid medium is separated from the reaction medium by liquid-liquid extraction using an extraction solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Michel Strebelle, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 6054064
    Abstract: Refrigerants comprising 1,1-difluoroethylene and one or more hydrofluoroalkanes, in particular difluoromethane (R-32), trifluoromethane (R-23), 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R-143a), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) and/or pentafluoroethane (R-125).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignees: Solvay (Societe Anonyme), Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno D'Aubarede, Dominique Balthasart, Mireille Paulus, Pierre Barthelemy, Holger Koenig, Dominique Lecroc, Jean-Pierre Vogel, Hans Buchwald, Reinhold Doering, Joachim Hellmann
  • Patent number: 5626725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating 1,1-difluoroethane from its mixtures with hydrogen fluoride, in which the mixture is subjected to a distillation in a column operating at a pressure of less than 10 bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Philippe Decap
  • Patent number: 5574191
    Abstract: 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane is produced, in addition to 1,1,-dichloro-1-fluoroethane and/or 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, by hydrofluorination in the liquid phase, using hydrogen fluoride, vinylidene fluoride and at least one chloro compound chosen from vinylidene chloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Solvay (Soci et e Anonyme)
    Inventors: Dominique Balthasart, Pascal Pennetreau