Patents by Inventor Mark Geoffrey Bent

Mark Geoffrey Bent 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).

  • Patent number: 9102586
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method of producing DADPM is provided. The method comprises: converting benzene into nitrobenzene thereby providing a nitrobenzene stream and a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; converting said nitrobenzene from said nitrobenzene stream into aniline, thereby providing an aniline stream and a first part of a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline; removing nitrobenzene from said aniline prior to converting said aniline from said aniline stream into DADPM; converting said aniline from said aniline stream into DADPM thereby providing a second part of said second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline; stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from said first and second aqueous waste stream by means of a stripping column; providing the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene to said aniline cleaning apparatus or to said nitrobenzene stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Zeeuw, Mark Geoffrey Bent
  • Publication number: 20140135528
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a chemical installation is provided. The chemical installation comprises A first unit for providing a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; At least a second unit for providing a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline. The chemical installation comprises an aniline cleaning apparatus for removing nitrobenzene from aniline, and further comprising a stripping column for stripping aniline from an aqueous stream. The first and second aqueous waste stream are provided to the stripping column, stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from the first and the aqueous waste stream, and the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene is provided to the aniline cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Zeeuw, Mark Geoffrey Bent
  • Patent number: 8697913
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a chemical installation is provided. The chemical installation comprises A first unit for providing a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; At least a second unit for providing a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline. The chemical installation comprises an aniline cleaning apparatus for removing nitrobenzene from aniline, and further comprising a stripping column for stripping aniline from an aqueous stream. The first and second aqueous waste stream are provided to the stripping column, stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from the first and the aqueous waste stream, and the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene is provided to the aniline cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Zeeuw, Mark Geoffrey Bent
  • Publication number: 20120078015
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a chemical installation is provided. The chemical installation comprises A first unit for providing a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; At least a second unit for providing a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline. The chemical installation comprises an aniline cleaning apparatus for removing nitrobenzene from aniline, and further comprising a stripping column for stripping aniline from an aqueous stream. The first and second aqueous waste stream are provided to the stripping column, stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from the first and the aqueous waste stream, and the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene is provided to the aniline cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Zeeuw, Mark Geoffrey Bent