Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Publication number: 20180361270
    Abstract: A distillation device comprising a column for separating a feed stream into a head product stream, a bottom product stream and optionally one or more side extraction streams, having three or more cells in 5 series through which fluid flows, wherein at least the first cell is integrated into the bottom of the column, for multi-stage heating and partial evaporation of the liquid flowing through the cells with the exception of the liquid from the last cell in an evaporation stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert ASPRION, Bernd HEIDA, Jan-Oliver WEIDERT, Ortmund LANG
  • Patent number: 10155900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R1)(R2)—CH—CH2— and are of the general formula (I) where R1, R2, A0, k, X, o, Y, a, b, M are each as defined in the description and the claims. The invention further relates to the use and preparation thereof, and to aqueous surfactant formulations comprising the mixtures, and to processes for producing mineral oil by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which the aqueous surfactant formulation is injected into a mineral oil deposit through injection wells and crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit through production wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Günter Oetter, Jack Tinsley, Christian Spindler, Gabriela Alvarez-Juergenson, Sophie Maitro-Vogel
  • Patent number: 10154953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a peroxidic compound and a particular, generically defined copolymer for tooth bleaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Denuell, Adrian Natalello, Christian Schade, Dirk Mampe
  • Publication number: 20180355285
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing granules of at least one alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous slurry of alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), (b) maintaining said aqueous slurry at a temperature in the range of from 50 to 90° C. over a period of time in the range of from 2 to 180 hours, (c) spray granulating said slurry with a gas inlet temperature of at least 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank JAEKEL, Michael Klemens MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20180354891
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a crystalline alkali metal salt of the general formula (I) [R1—CH(COO)—N(CH2—COO)2]M13 (I) wherein M1 is selected from alkali metal cations, same or different, R1 is selected from C1-C4-alkyl and CH2CH2COOM1, comprising the step of (b) crystallizing said alkali metal salt from an aqueous solution containing in the range of from 5 to 30% by weight of alkali metal hydroxide, referring to said aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Constanze FRANZKE, Axel FRANZKE, Armin STAMM, Markus HARTMANN, Robert BAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20180355558
    Abstract: Finely divided, cationic, aqueous polymer dispersion which is obtainable by emulsion polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in an aqueous liquid containing a cationic prepolymer as a dispersant, wherein the cationic prepolymer is prepared in the presence of at least one polymerisation initiator by polymerisation of (a) from 15 to 45% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising at least one quaternary ammonium group; (b) from 5 to 80% by weight of at least one optionally substituted styrene; (c) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one C 1-12 alkyl (meth) acrylate; (d) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an acid group; (e) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an amine group; and (f) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer differing from (b), (c) and (e), the sum of (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e)+(f) being 100% by weight, in a first emulsion po
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Carmen-Elena CIMPEANU, Klaus MOELLER, Petra ARNOLD, Kristina GEORGIEVA, Reinhold DIEING, Christian JEHN-RENDU, Quan WEN
  • Publication number: 20180358615
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a process for making a particulate material according to the general formula (I): NiaCObMncMd(O)x(OH)y, wherein M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.01 to 0.9, y is in the range of from 1.1 to 1.99, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.85, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.4, c is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.03, with a+b+c+d=1 said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous slurry of particles of aluminum hydroxide or titanium dioxide, (b) adding an aqueous solution of water-soluble salts of nickel, cobalt and manganese and a solution of alkali metal hydroxide to the slurry according to step (a), thereby co-precipitating a layer of a mixed hydroxide of nickel and cobalt and manganese hydroxide on the particles according to step (a), (c) removing particles of (NiaCObMncAld)(OH)2+d or (NiaCObMncTid)(OH)2+2d so obtained and drying them in the presence of oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Simon SCHROEDLE, Thomas Michael RYLL, Aleksei VOLKOV, Ji-Yong SHIN, Jordan K. LAMPERT
  • Publication number: 20180355291
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards an aqueous solution comprising (i) in the range of from 45 percent by weight to 60 percent by weight based on the total weight of the solution of at least one complexing agent (A), selected from the group consisting of methylglycine diacetic acid and its respective mono-, di-, or trialkali metal and mono-, di-or triammonium salts, and glutamic acid diacetic acid, and its respective mono-, di-, tri-or tetraalkali metal and mono-, di-, tri-or tetraammonium salts, (ii) in the range of from 1 percent by weight to 30 percent by weight based on the weight of component (A) of at least one homo-or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid (B) that is either partially or fully neutralized, and (iii) water, said aqueous solution being stable for at least one week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marta REINOSO GARCIA, Nathalie Sophie LETZELTER, Frank HUELSKOETTER, Rohan Govind MURKUNDE, Kevin George GOODAL
  • Publication number: 20180355158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to reduce or prevent agglomeration of polyisobutylene particles in aqueous media by LCST compounds and highly pure isobutylenes obtained thereby. The invention further relates to polyisobutylene products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: David THOMPSON, Clinton LUND
  • Patent number: 10150730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one, which comprises a) providing 6,10-dimethylundeca-1,5,9-trien-4-ol, b) oxidizing 6,10-dimethylundeca-1,5,9-trien-4-ol provided in step a) with an oxidizing agent in the presence of at least one organic nitroxyl radical, at least one nitrate compound and an inorganic solid to yield 6,10-dimethylundeca-1,5,9-trien-4-one, c) reacting the 6,10-dimethylundeca-1,5,9-trien-4-one obtained in step b) with an acid to yield 1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Rüdenauer, Thomas Fenlon, Shrirang Hindalekar, Nisha Pansare, Abhijeet Deb Roy, Vijay Narayanan Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 10150927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel uses of corrosion inhibitors in fuels and lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochen Mezger, Maxim Peretolchin, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Markus Hansch, Ludwig Voelkel, Ivette Garcia Castro, Klaus Muehlbach
  • Patent number: 10150091
    Abstract: An apparatus for addition of droplets of a monomer solution for production of poly(meth)acrylate to a reactor for droplet polymerization, comprising at least one channel or a dropletizer head having, at its base, holes through which the solution is dropletized into the reactor, at least one of the following features being fulfilled: (a) the ratio of the area covered by the channels or the dropletizer head in the reactor relative to the area which is defined by the circumference of a line along the outermost holes is less than 50%, (b) the number of holes relative to the area which is defined by the circumference of a line along the outermost holes is within a range from 100 to 1000 holes/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Daiss, Robert Bayer, Rudolf Schliwa, Jürgen Freiberg, Karl J. Possemiers, Marco Krüger
  • Patent number: 10149477
    Abstract: Substituted pyrimidinium compounds of the general formula (I): wherein the compounds are useful for controlling invertebrate pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joachim Dickhaut, Arun Narine, Wolfgang von Deyn, Raffael Koller, Jean-Yves Wach, Devendra Vyas, Ashokkumar Adisechan, Harish Shinde
  • Patent number: 10150750
    Abstract: A process for the oxidation of an organic carbonyl compound comprising reacting the compound, optionally in the presence of a solvent, with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tin-containing zeolitic material and at least one potassium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim H. Teles, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 10150777
    Abstract: The invention pertains to processes to produce dry biomass of pyripyropene producer organisms, processes to obtain pyripyropenes from such dry biomass, as well as to processes to produce compounds of Formula III and/or Formula IV and/or Formula V from the pyripyropenes obtained from the dry biomass. The invention does further pertain to the dry biomass itself, as well as processes using said dry biomass to obtain pyripyropenes for the production of compounds of Formula III and/or Formula IV and/or Formula V, including processes using said dry biomass to obtain pyripyropenes or compounds of Formula III and/or Formula IV and/or Formula V in order to produce pest control compositions, in particular insecticides, comprising such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Burkhard Ernst, Manfred Ehresmann, Christopher Koradin, Andreas Pletsch, Melanie Bonnekessel, Thomas Kaeding, Karin Schein-Albrecht, Stefanie Demming, Franz Weber, Wolfgang Siegel, Hartwig Schroeder, Stephan Freyer, Peter Oedman
  • Patent number: 10150712
    Abstract: An composition comprising: (A) a mixture comprising at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide according to the general formula (I) R1R2N—P(X)(NH2)2, wherein X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is a C1 to C20 alkyl, C3 to C20 cycloalkyl, C6 to C20 aryl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl group; R2 is H, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom linking them define a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic radical, which optionally comprises 1 or 2 further heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, and (C) at least one amine selected from the group consisting of (C1) a polymeric polyamine, and (C2) an amine containing not more than one amino group and at least three alkoxy- or hydroxy-substituted C2 to C12 alkyl groups R21, wherein at least one of the groups R21 is different to the other groups R21, and (C3) an amine containing not more than one amino group and at least two alkoxy- or hydroxy-substituted C2 to C12 alkyl groups R22, wherein at least one of the groups R
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Claudia Klodwig, Gregor Pasda, Alexander Wissemeier, Daniella Lohe, Achim Reddig, Christian Carlos Miyagawa, Wolfram Zerulla, Steffen Tschirschwitz, Ralf-Thomas Rahn, Ansgar Gereon Altenhoff, Stephan Hüffer
  • Patent number: 10150746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of pantolactone by reaction of hydroxypivalaldehyde cyanohydrin in a phase separation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Benjamin Nehls, Jürgen Deschler, Walter Dobler, Arnulf Lauterbach, Sabine Schlautmann
  • Patent number: 10150928
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention is directed to novel polyesters which are obtainable by reacting a mixture comprising at least one C8-C20 Guerbet alcohol, at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one polyol with a hydroxyl functionality in the range of ?2 to ?6 and the use of these polyesters as a component of lubricating oil compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Scherer, Ronny Rinklieb
  • Publication number: 20180346636
    Abstract: A polyol component b) comprising: 20 to 40 wt % of polyetherester polyols B) having a functionality of 3.8 to 4.8, an OH number of 380 to 440 mg KOH/g and a fatty acid and/or fatty acid ester content of 8 to 17 wt %, based on the weight of polyetherester polyols B); 20 to 40 wt % of polyether polyols C) having a functionality of 3.7 to 4 and an OH number of 300 to 420 mg KOH/g; 20 to 40 wt % of one or more polyether polyols D) having a functionality of 4.5 to 6.5 and an OH number of 400 to 520 mg KOH/g; 0.5 to 5.5 wt % of catalysts E), 0.1 to 5 wt % of further auxiliaries and/or added-substance materials F), 0.5 to 5 wt % of water G); and also rigid polyurethane foams obtained therewith and use thereof for insulation and refrigeration applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian KOCH, Michele GATTI, Mark ELBING, Christian KOENIG, Johann KLASSEN
  • Publication number: 20180346740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate, by producing a basecoat film or two or more directly successive basecoat films directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the two or more basecoat films, and then jointly curing the one or the two or more basecoat films and the clearcoat film, and which comprises at least one basecoat material used in producing the basecoat films comprising at least one aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersion (PD) comprising polyurethane-polyurea particles, with the polyurethane-polyurea particles present in the dispersion (PD) comprising anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, and having an average particle size of 40 to 2000 nm and also a gel fraction of at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: BASF Coating GmbH
    Inventors: Audree ANDERSEN, Hardy REUTER, Roland RATZ, Marita BUERMANN, Juergen BAUER, Vera DIEPENBROCK, Sina WINNEN