Patents by Inventor Nicola Taccardi

Nicola Taccardi 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: 11034641
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10882034
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20200299220
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10723687
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10717696
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20200070127
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of catalyst and catalytic reactions. Specifically, the invention provides for new catalytically active compositions of matter, to methods of manufacturing them and to the use of such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas GÖRLING, Hans-Peter STEINRÜCK, Nicola TACCARDI, Peter WASSERSCHEID, Jonas DEBUSCHEWITZ
  • Publication number: 20190240650
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10307744
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10307745
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 10301247
    Abstract: A method of making acrylic acid in liquid phase by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactide, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising a protic ionic liquid (PIL), which contains a bromide anion (Br?), is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20180258024
    Abstract: A method of making acrylic acid in liquid phase by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactide, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising a protic ionic liquid (PIL), which contains a bromide anion (Br?), is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20180148400
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20180133705
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20180029969
    Abstract: Methods for making acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof by contacting a feed stream containing lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof with a molten salt catalyst comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid in liquid phase are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Publication number: 20180029026
    Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Patent number: 8759575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for catalytically producing formic acid. A polyoxometallate ion, which is used as a catalyst, of the general formula [PMoxVyO40]5? is brought into contact with an alpha-hydroxyaldehyde, an alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acid, a carbohydrate, or a glycoside in a liquid solution at a temperature below 120° C., wherein 6<x<11, 1<y<6, x+y=12, and x and y are each a whole number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: JBACH GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Bösmann, René Wölfel, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jakob Albert
  • Publication number: 20130245319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for catalytically producing formic acid. A polyoxometallate ion, which is used as a catalyst, of the general formula [PMoxVyO40]5? is brought into contact with an alpha-hydroxyaldehyde, an alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acid, a carbohydrate, or a glycoside in a liquid solution at a temperature below 120° C., wherein 6<x<11, 1<y<6, x+y=12, and x and y are each a whole number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JBACH GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Bösmann, René Wölfel, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jakob Albert