Patents by Inventor Guido Henze
Guido Henze 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).
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Process for the regeneration of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition
Patent number: 9931613Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the regeneration of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition after use thereof for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin, in which the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 160 to 400° C. and a regeneration gas is passed through the adsorption composition, wherein the regeneration gas comprises 1000 to 3000 ppm of oxygen in an inert carrier gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Patent number: 9610567Abstract: The invention relates to a process for regenerating a hydrogen chloride oxidation catalyst comprising ruthenium oxide on a support material, which comprises the steps a) reduction of the catalyst in a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride and optionally an inert gas at a temperature of from 100 to 800° C., b) recalcination of the catalyst in an oxygen-comprising gas stream at a temperature of from 150 to 800° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches, Thorsten Von Fehren, Toni Kustura
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Publication number: 20150360210Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen chloride by means of oxygen to form chlorine in a fluidized-bed process in the presence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a particulate support composed of alpha-aluminum oxide having an average particle size of from 10 to 200 ?m, wherein the catalyst support has a low surface roughness and can be obtained from a used catalyst which has been used in a fluidized-bed process for at least 500 hours of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches, Peter Van Den Abeel, Kai Thiele
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Process for the activation of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition
Patent number: 9199220Abstract: A process for the activation of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin wherein: (i) in a first activation step an activation gas mixture comprising the olefin and an inert gas is passed through the adsorption composition; and (ii) in a second activation step the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 180 to 300° C. and an inert gas is passed through it, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) can each be performed several times.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, David J. Artrip, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Patent number: 9156024Abstract: Catalyst comprising ruthenium on a support for the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen chloride by means of oxygen to form chlorine, wherein the catalyst comprises from 0.01 to 10% by weight of silver and/or calcium as dopant. The support preferably consists essentially of alpha-aluminum oxide. The catalyst preferably comprises a) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of ruthenium, b) from 0.01 to 5% by weight of silver and/or from 0.01 to 5% by weight of calcium, c) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkaline earth metals, d) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkali metals, e) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more rare earth metals, f) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more further metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, palladium, platinum, iridium and rhenium, in each case based on the total weight of the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches
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PROCESS FOR THE REGENERATION OF A COPPER, ZINC AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE-COMPRISING ADSORPTION COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20140155255Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the regeneration of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition after use thereof for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin, in which the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 160 to 400° C. and a regeneration gas is passed through the adsorption composition, wherein the regeneration gas comprises 1000 to 3000 ppm of oxygen in an inert carrier gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF A COPPER-, ZINC- AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE-COMPRISING ADSORPTION COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20140117281Abstract: A process for the activation of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin wherein: (i) in a first activation step an activation gas mixture comprising the olefin and an inert gas is passed through the adsorption composition; and (ii) in a second activation step the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 180 to 300° C. and an inert gas is passed through it, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) can each be performed several times.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, David J. Artrip, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Process for the regeneration of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition
Patent number: 8637724Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the regeneration of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition after use thereof for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin, in which the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 160 to 400° C. and a regeneration gas is passed through the adsorption composition, wherein the regeneration gas comprises 1000 to 3000 ppm of oxygen in an inert carrier gas.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Process for the activation of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition
Patent number: 8637723Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the activation of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin wherein (i) in a first activation step an activation gas mixture comprising the olefin and an inert gas is passed through the adsorption composition, and (ii) in a second activation step the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 180 to 300° C. and an inert gas is passed through it, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) can each be performed several times.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, David J. Artrip, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Publication number: 20130165689Abstract: Process for preparing one or more complexing agents selected from methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid diacetic acid and salts thereof Process for preparing one or more complexing agents selected from methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid diacetic acid and salts thereof by catalytic dehydrogenation of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alanine and/or N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glutamic acid and/or salts thereof in the presence of alkali metal hydroxide, where a catalyst comprising copper and zirconium dioxide is used, the activation of which is a reduction, wherein the precursor of the catalyst in question has a degree of crystallization K, defined as K = I K · 100 I K + I A , in the range from 0 to 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Robert BAUMANN, Markus Christian Biel, Axel Franzke, Alfred Oftring, Friedhelm Teich, Paul Klingelhoefer, Guido Henze, Marie Katrin Schroeter, Olesya Kister, Sabine Borchers, Pavel Tuzina, Beate Deimling, Udo Leidel
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Patent number: 8252253Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering ruthenium from a used ruthenium-comprising catalyst which comprises ruthenium as ruthenium oxide on a support material which is not readily soluble in mineral acid, which comprises the steps: a) the ruthenium oxide-comprising catalyst is reduced in a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride and, if appropriate, an inert gas at a temperature of from 300 to 500° C.; b) the reduced catalyst from step a) comprising metallic ruthenium on the sparingly soluble support material is treated with hydrochloric acid in the presence of an oxygen-comprising gas, with the metallic ruthenium present on the support being dissolved as ruthenium(III) chloride and obtained as an aqueous ruthenium(III) chloride solution; c) if appropriate, the ruthenium(III) chloride solution from step b) is worked up further.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches
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Publication number: 20120087855Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen chloride by means of oxygen to form chlorine in a fluidized-bed process in the presence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a particulate support composed of alpha-aluminum oxide having an average particle size of from 10 to 200 ?m, wherein the catalyst support has a low surface roughness and can be obtained from a used catalyst which has been used in a fluidized-bed process for at least 500 hours of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches, Peter Van den Abeel, Kai Thiele
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PROCESS FOR THE REGENERATION OF A COPPER, ZINC AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE-COMPRISING ADSORPTION COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20120065451Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the regeneration of a copper-, zinc- and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition after use thereof for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin, in which the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 160 to 400° C. and a regeneration gas is passed through the adsorption composition, wherein the regeneration gas comprises 1000 to 3000 ppm of oxygen in an inert carrier gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: GUIDO HENZE, Lothar Karrer, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF A COPPER-, ZINC- AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE-COMPRISING ADSORPTION COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20120065452Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the activation of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin wherein (i) in a first activation step an activation gas mixture comprising the olefin and an inert gas is passed through the adsorption composition, and (ii) in a second activation step the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 180 to 300° C. and an inert gas is passed through it, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) can each be performed several times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: GUIDO HENZE, Lothar Karrer, David J. Artrip, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher -
Publication number: 20120027665Abstract: Catalyst comprising ruthenium on a support for the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen chloride by means of oxygen to form chlorine, wherein the catalyst comprises from 0.01 to 10% by weight of silver and/or calcium as dopant. The support preferably consists essentially of alpha-aluminum oxide. The catalyst preferably comprises a) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of ruthenium, b) from 0.01 to 5% by weight of silver and/or from 0.01 to 5% by weight of calcium, c) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkaline earth metals, d) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkali metals, e) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more rare earth metals, f) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more further metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, palladium, platinum, iridium and rhenium, in each case based on the total weight of the catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches
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Publication number: 20110286898Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering ruthenium from a used ruthenium-comprising catalyst which comprises ruthenium as ruthenium oxide on a support material which is not readily soluble in mineral acid, which comprises the steps: a) the ruthenium oxide-comprising catalyst is reduced in a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride and, if appropriate, an inert gas at a temperature of from 300 to 500° C.; b) the reduced catalyst from step a) comprising metallic ruthenium on the sparingly soluble support material is treated with hydrochloric acid in the presence of an oxygen-comprising gas, with the metallic ruthenium present on the support being dissolved as ruthenium(III) chloride and obtained as an aqueous ruthenium(III) chloride solution; c) if appropriate, the ruthenium(III) chloride solution from step b) is worked up further.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches
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Publication number: 20110274613Abstract: The invention relates to a process for regenerating a hydrogen chloride oxidation catalyst comprising ruthenium oxide on a support material, which comprises the steps a) reduction of the catalyst in a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride and optionally an inert gas at a temperature of from 100 to 800° C., b) recalcination of the catalyst in an oxygen-comprising gas stream at a temperature of from 150 to 800° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches, Thorsten Von Fehren, Toni Kustura
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Publication number: 20110268649Abstract: Catalyst for gas-phase reactions which has a high mechanical stability and comprises one or more active metals on a support comprising aluminum oxide as support material, wherein the aluminum oxide component of the support consists essentially of alpha-aluminum oxide. Particularly preferred catalysts according to the invention comprise a) from 0.001 to 10% by weight of ruthenium, copper and/or gold, b) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkaline earth metals, c) from 0 to 5% by weight of one or more alkali metals, d) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more rare earth metals, e) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more further metals selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, iridium and rhenium, in each case based on the total weight of the catalyst, on the alpha-Al2O3 support. The catalysts are preferably used in the oxidation of hydrogen chloride (Deacon reaction).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Guido Henze, Heiko Urtel, Martin Sesing, Martin Karches, Thorsten Von Fehren, Toni Kustura