Patents by Inventor Karel FILAS
Karel FILAS 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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Patent number: 11325876Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fedType: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SPOLCHEMIE ZEBRA, A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20210188742Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fedType: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20210171425Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a chlorinated alkene, comprising contacting a chlorinated alkane with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a liquid reaction mixture comprising the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting chlorinated alkene from the reaction mixture, wherein the concentration of the chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture present in the dehydrochlorination zone is controlled such that the molar ratio of chlorinated alkene:chlorinated alkane is from 1:99 to 50:50.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel KUBICEK, Karel FILAS, Petr SLADEK
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Patent number: 10934232Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fedType: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek
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Patent number: 10934234Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a chlorinated alkene, comprising contacting a chlorinated alkane with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a liquid reaction mixture comprising the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting chlorinated alkene from the reaction mixture, wherein the concentration of the chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture present in the dehydrochlorination zone is controlled such that the molar ratio of chlorinated alkene:chlorinated alkane is from 1:99 to 50:50.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20200392056Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel KUBICEK, Karel FILAS, Petr SLADEK
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Patent number: 10766838Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Patent number: 10611707Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a highly pure 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane product, comprising 1-a) providing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, carbon tetrachloride and a catalyst in a principal alkylation zone to produce 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane in the reaction mixture, and 1-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 1-a) to obtain a 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane feedstock; 2-a) contacting the 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane feedstock with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a reaction mixture comprising 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane and 1,1,3-trichloropropene, and 2-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 2-a) to obtain a 1,1,3-trichloropropene feedstock; 3-a) contacting the 1,1,3-trichloropropene feedstock with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and 1,1,3-trichloropropene, the reaction zone being different from the dehydrochlorination zone, and 3-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 3-a) to obType: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20190352241Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel KUBICEK, Karel FILAS, Petr SLADEK
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Patent number: 10479744Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20190276379Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel KUBICEK, Karel FILAS, Petr SLADEK
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Patent number: 10370312Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing highly pure chlorinated alkane in which a chlorinated alkene is contacted with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of chlorinated alkane:chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture extracted from the reaction zone does not exceed 95:5.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20190233352Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fedType: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel FILAS, Pavel KUBICEK, Zdenek ONDRUS, Petr SLADEK
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Patent number: 10294179Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fed bType: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20190135717Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a chlorinated alkene, comprising contacting a chlorinated alkane with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a liquid reaction mixture comprising the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting chlorinated alkene from the reaction mixture, wherein the concentration of the chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture present in the dehydrochlorination zone is controlled such that the molar ratio of chlorinated alkene:chlorinated alkane is from 1:99 to 50:50.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20190127303Abstract: The present invention provides a process of manufacture of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by fluorination of very high purity 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane (HCC-240db) into product 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), the process comprising the following steps: —step 3 of chlorination of 1,1,3-trichloropropene to produce 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, comprising: 3-a) contacting the 1,1,3-trichloropropene feedstock with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and 1,1,3-trichloropropene, the reaction zone being different from the dehydrochlorination zone, and 3-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 3-a) to obtain a 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane (HCC-240db) feedstock; —step 4 of producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), comprising: 4-a) reacting the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane (HCC-240db) feedstock with HF in the presence or absence of catalyst to produce a reaction mixture comprising at least one compound chosen from HCI, HF, 1,1,1,2,Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Arkema FranceInventors: Zdenek ONDRUS, Pavel KUBICEK, Karel FILAS, Petr SLADEK, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Laurent WENDLINGER
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Patent number: 10189759Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a chlorinated alkene, comprising contacting a chlorinated alkane with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a liquid reaction mixture comprising the chlorinated alkane and the chlorinated alkene, and extracting chlorinated alkene from the reaction mixture, wherein the concentration of the chlorinated alkene in the reaction mixture present in the dehydrochlorination zone is controlled such that the molar ratio of chlorinated alkene:chlorinated alkane is from 1:99 to 50:50.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUNTI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20180141884Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fedType: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek
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Publication number: 20180118641Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a highly pure 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane product, comprising 1-a) providing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, carbon tetrachloride and a catalyst in a principal alkylation zone to produce 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane in the reaction mixture, and 1-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 1-a) to obtain a 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane feedstock; 2-a) contacting the 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane feedstock with a catalyst in a dehydrochlorination zone to produce a reaction mixture comprising 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane and 1,1,3-trichloropropene, and 2-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 2-a) to obtain a 1,1,3-trichloropropene feedstock; 3-a) contacting the 1,1,3-trichloropropene feedstock with chlorine in a reaction zone to produce a reaction mixture containing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and 1,1,3-trichloropropene, the reaction zone being different from the dehydrochlorination zone, and 3-b) treating the reaction mixture obtained in step 3-a) to obType: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Zdenek Ondrus, Pavel Kubicek, Karel Filas, Petr Sladek
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Patent number: 9896400Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a chlorinated C3-6 alkane comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkene and carbon tetrachloride in a principal alkylation zone to produce chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture, and extracting a portion of the reaction mixture from the principal alkylation zone, wherein: a) the concentration of the chlorinated C3-6 alkane in the reaction mixture in the principal alkylation zone is maintained at a level such that the molar ratio of chlorinated C3-6 alkane:carbon tetrachloride in the reaction mixture extracted from the alkylation zone does not exceed 95:5 when the principal alkylation zone is in continuous operation; and/or b) the reaction mixture extracted from the principal alkylation zone additionally comprises alkene and the reaction mixture is subjected to a dealkenation step in which at least about 50% or more by weight of the alkene present in the reaction mixture is extracted therefrom and at least about 50% of the extracted alkene is fed baType: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: SPOLEK PRO CHEMICKOU A HUTNI VYROBU A.S.Inventors: Karel Filas, Pavel Kubicek, Zdenek Ondrus, Petr Sladek