Patents by Inventor Oliver Hammen

Oliver Hammen 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: 20200039901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes in n reactors R1 to Rn operated in parallel, wherein the process in the production phase of a reactor Rm in the n reactors comprises the steps: A) provision of a feed gas stream a1m comprising n-butenes; B) feeding of the feed gas stream a1m comprising n-butenes, an oxygen-comprising gas stream a2m and a substream d2m of an oxygen-comprising total recycle gas stream d2 into the oxidative dehydrogenation zone of the reactor and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas substream bm comprising butadiene; C) combination of the product gas substream bm with further product gas substreams to form a total product gas stream b and cooling and compression of the total product gas stream b and condensation of at least part of the high-boiling secondary components, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene; D) feeding of the gas stream c2 into an absorption zone an
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Jan UNGELENK, Oliver HAMMEN, Christian WALSDORFF, Rainer ECKRICH, Heinz BOELT, Christine TOEGEL, Ulrike WENNING, Hendrik REYNEKE, Anton WELLENHOFER
  • Publication number: 20190337870
    Abstract: Process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, which has a start-up phase and an operating phase and the operating phase of the process comprises the steps: A) provision of a feed gas stream a1 comprising n-butenes; B) introduction of the feed gas stream a1 comprising n-butenes, an oxygen-comprising gas stream a2 and an oxygen-comprising recycle gas stream d2 into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene; C) cooling and compression of the product gas stream b, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene; D) introduction of the gas stream c2 into an absorption zone and separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents as gas stream d from the gas stream c2 by absorption of the C4 hydrocarbons in an absorption medium, giving an absorption medium stream loaded with C4 hydrocarbons and the gas stream d, and recirculation of the gas stream d as re
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: JAN UNGELENK, Oliver HAMMEN, Ulrich HAMMON, Rainer ECKRICH, Signe UNVERRICHT, Christian WALSDORFF, Heinz BOELT, Hendrik REYNEKE, Christine TOEGEL, Anton WELLENHOFER, Ulrike WENNING
  • Patent number: 10370310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing butadiene from n-butenes having the steps: A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising the n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, wherein a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling minor components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases is obtained; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting it with a refrigerant and condensing at least a part of the high-boiling minor components; Cb) compressing the remaining product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, wherein at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases are obtained; Da) separating off non-condensable and low-b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: BASF SE (ISENBRUCK BÖSL HÖRSCHLER LLP), Linde AG
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Georgios Karanikoulis, Oliver Hammen, Claudia Mossbacher, Ulrike Wenning, Anton Wellenhofer, Christine Toegel, Hendrik Reyneke
  • Publication number: 20190016650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing butadiene from n-butenes having the steps: A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising the n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, wherein a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling minor components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases is obtained; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting it with a refrigerant and condensing at least a part of the high-boiling minor components; Cb) compressing the remaining product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, wherein at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases are obtained; Da) separating off non-condensable and low-b
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicants: BASF SE, Linde AG
    Inventors: Jan Pablo JOSCH, Georgios KARANIKOULIS, Oliver HAMMEN, Claudia MOSSBACHER, Ulrike WENNING, Anton WELLENHOFER, Christine TOEGEL, Hendrik REYNEKE
  • Patent number: 9963408
    Abstract: A process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: absorbing C4 hydrocarbons comprising butadiene and n-butenes, obtained from oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes, in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent as an absorbent and removing uncondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, any carbon oxides, aromatic hydrocarbon solvent and any inert gases as gas stream d2, giving an absorbent stream laden with C4 hydrocarbons and the gas stream d2, and then desorbing the C4 hydrocarbons from the laden absorbent stream, giving a C4 product gas stream d1; and at least partly recycling the gas stream d2 as cycle gas stream a2 into the oxidative dehydrogenation zone, wherein the content of aromatic hydrocarbon solvent in the cycle gas stream a2 is limited to less than 1% by volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Philipp Grüne, Oliver Hammen, Christine Schmitt, Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran, Jan Pablo Josch, Christian Walsdorff
  • Patent number: 9957208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream a comprising n-butenes, B) feeding the input gas stream a comprising n-butenes and a gas containing at least oxygen into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons and high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium in at least one cooling zone, the cooling medium being at least partly recycled and having an aqueous phase and an organic phase of an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, o-, m- and p-xylene, mesitylene, mono-, di- and triethylbenzene, mono-, di- and triisopropylbenzene and mixtures thereof, and the mass ratio of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: BASF SE, Linde AG
    Inventors: Philipp Grüne, Oliver Hammen, Rainer Eckrich, Jan Pablo Josch, Christian Walsdorff, Andre Biegner, Gregor Bloch, Heinz Boelt, Hendrik Reyneke, Christine Toegel, Ulrike Wenning
  • Publication number: 20170233313
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream a comprising n-butenes, B) feeding the input gas stream a comprising n-butenes and a gas containing at least oxygen into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons and high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium in at least one cooling zone, the cooling medium being at least partly recycled and having an aqueous phase and an organic phase of an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, o-, m- and p-xylene, mesitylene, mono-, di- and triethylbenzene, mono-, di- and triisopropylbenzene and mixtures thereof, and the mass ratio of
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp GRÜNE, Oliver HAMMEN, Rainer ECKRICH, Jan Pablo JOSCH, Christian WALSDORFF, Andre BIEGNER, Gergor BLOCH, Heinz BOELT, Hendrik REYNEKE, Christine TOEGEL, Ulrike WENNING
  • Publication number: 20160355450
    Abstract: A process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of A) providing an input gas stream a1 comprising n-butenes; B) feeding the input gas stream a1 comprising n-butenes, an oxygenous gas and an oxygenous cycle gas stream a2 into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons and high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b and optionally at least partly removing high-boiling secondary components and steam, giving a product gas stream b?, Cb) compressing and cooling the product gas stream b? in at least one compression and cooling stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and one gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, steam, oxygen and low-boiling hydrocarbons, with or without carbon oxides and with or without ine
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Philipp GRÜNE, Oliver HAMMEN, Christine SCHMITT, Ragavendra Prasad BALEGEDDE RAMACHANDRAN, Jan Pablo JOSCH, Christian WALSDORFF
  • Publication number: 20140200380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, which comprises the steps: A) provision of a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes; B) introduction of the feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; Ca) cooling of the product gas stream b by contacting with an organic solvent as coolant, Cb) compression of the product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; D) separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen, low-boiling
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Philipp Grüne, Christian Walsdorff, Oliver Hammen, Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20140163291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst, in particular a coated catalyst, for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, its use and also a process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Philipp Grüne, Wolfgang Rüttinger, Oliver Hammen, Christian Walsdorff