Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing polyurethanes including mixing (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups, (c) catalysts and optionally (d) blowing agents, (e) chain-extending and/or crosslinking agents and (f) auxiliaries and/or additives to afford a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to afford polyurethane. The polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups (b) are a polyesterol (b1) obtainable by polycondensation of an acid component with an alcohol component. The acid component includes malonic acid and/or derivatives thereof and the alcohol component includes an aliphatic dialcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. The present disclosure further relates to a polyurethane obtainable by such a process and to a method of using in enclosed spaces.
Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic Brassica events LBFLFK and LBFDAU and progeny thereof, and cells, seeds, plants comprising DNA diagnostic for these events. The invention also provides artificial oligonucleotide primers and probes that are diagnostic for the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events and their progeny in a sample, and methods for detecting the presence of the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events and their progeny in a sample. The invention further provides oil and commodity products derived from the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
Inventors:
Toralf Senger, Laurent Marty, Irene Kunze, Dietrich Rein, Jörg Bauer, Carl Andre
Abstract: A process synthesizes a compound with at least one alkylene group and at least one thiol or thiolate group. The process involves reacting a compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group with a starter selected from a compound with at least one thiol group, from a compound with at least one hydroxy group, or from a basic inorganic composed; to obtain a compound with at least one alkylene group and at least one thiol or thiolate group and carbon dioxide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Peter Rudolf, Elliot Christ, Bernd Bruchmann, Indre Thiel, Thomas Maximilian Wurm
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a low temperature carbon monoxide (LT-CO) oxidation catalyst composition for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine. The LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition includes an oxygen storage component (OSC), a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, and a promoter metal, wherein the OSC is impregnated with the first PGM component and the promoter metal and the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition is effective for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) under cold start conditions. Further provided are catalytic articles including the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition, which may optionally further include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) composition (giving an LT-CO/DOC article). Further provided is an exhaust gas treatment system including such catalytic articles, and methods for reducing a HC or CO level in an exhaust gas stream using such catalytic articles.
Abstract: In an improved superabsorbent complexed with aluminum ions, the aluminum ions are applied in the form of an aqueous solution comprising aluminum ions, which has the feature that it comprises aluminum ions in a proportion within the range of 0.5%-15% by weight (converted if appropriate to Al3+), based on the total mass of the solution, and further comprises anions of lactic acid (lactate ions) and phosphoric acid (phosphate ions), where the molar proportion of the lactate ions is within the range of 0.01-2.99 times the molar amount of Al3+ and the molar proportion of the phosphate ions is within the range of 0.01-2.99 times the molar amount of Al3+.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Kristine Hartnagel, Wanthip Poomsuwan, Patrick Neal Hamilton, Norbert Herfert, Thomas Daniel, Olaf Hoeller
Abstract: A stretchable antistatic film can be formed in a production process using a specific thermoplastic polyurethane. The thermoplastic polyurethane is useful for the production of said film.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Marcus Harald Bluemel, Hilar Altenhofer, Frank Schaefer, Johannes Fischer, Anja Oltmanns, Torsten Neises
Abstract: The disclosure provides a catalyst composition that includes a catalytic material and a magnetic ferrite compound. The magnetic ferrite compound can be pretreated, for example, by heating prior to incorporation within the catalyst composition. The magnetic ferrite compound may include iron, and one or more additional metals including zinc, cobalt, nickel, yttrium, manganese, copper, barium, strontium, scandium, and lanthanum. The disclosure also includes a system and method for heating the catalyst composition, which employs a conductor for receiving current and generating an alternating magnetic field in response thereto.
Abstract: The disclosure provides a composite element having a layer structure with 2 mm to 20 mm of metal, 10 mm to 100 mm of compact polyurethane formulation and another 2 mm to 20 mm of metal, a method of using thereof and corresponding production process therefor. The polyurethane formulation is obtainable by reacting (a) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups with (b) polyether polyol and the polyether polyol (b) is a mixture including at least the constituents of polyether polyol (b1) and polyether polyol (b2).
Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer involves reacting at least components (a) to (b), in the presence of a catalyst composition (c). Component (a) is an isocyanate composition containing at least one uretdione diisocyanate (a-i), and component (b) is an epoxide composition containing at least one diepoxide (b-i). The catalyst composition (c) contains at least one ionic liquid (c-i), preferably selected from 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium bromide, 1-benzyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride. 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium chloride, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bromide, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium chloride, butyl-1-methylpiperidinium acetate, or mixtures of two or more thereof. A thermoplastic polymer obtained or obtainable from the process is useful for the preparation of a fibre or a molded article or as a modifier for another thermoplastic material.
Abstract: A three-way catalyst for reduced palladium loading is provided. The catalyst includes an inert substrate and a palladium catalyst material coating the substrate. The palladium catalyst material includes a support material formed from one of 10% CeO2/Al2O3, 20% CeO2—Al2O3 (20CeAlOy), 30% CeO2—Al2O3 (30CeAlOy), Al2O3, and MOx-Al2O3, wherein M is one of copper, iron, manganese, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, strontium, and barium. The palladium catalyst material includes a layer of CeO2 material disposed upon the support material, wherein the layer of CeO2 material is dispersed on a surface of the support material. The palladium catalyst material includes an active component including a layer of praseodymium oxide particles dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material and a layer of palladium particles disposed upon and dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material at locations each corresponding to a respective location of each of the praseodymium particles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 21, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 31, 2023
Assignees:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., BASF Corporation
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a molded body by the selective laser sintering of a sinter powder (SP). The sinter powder (SP) contains at least one polyamide (P) and 5 to 50 wt %, preferably 10 to 50 wt %, of at least one aluminum silicate. The at least one aluminum silicate has a D50 value in the range of 2.5 to 4.5 ?m. The present invention also relates to molded bodies obtainable by means of the method according to the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 31, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Claus Gabriel, Ruth Lohwasser, Rainer Ostermann, Simon Gramlich, Philipp Kloke
Abstract: A process can be used for preparing a compound A having n groups of formula (I). In Formula (I), X is C2-C12-alkylene or C2-C12-alkylene substituted with C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, and/or interrupted with O or S; R1, R2, and R3 are independently of one another hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl: and n is an integer of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. The process involves reacting a compound B having n —SH groups with a compound C of formula (II), in the presence of a free radical generator.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 23, 2021
Publication date:
October 26, 2023
Applicant:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Bernd BRUCHMANN, Peter Rudolf, Markus Meise, Elliot Christ, Juergen Ruehe, Tassilo Gleede
Abstract: A three-way catalyst for reduced palladium loading is provided. The catalyst includes an inert substrate and a palladium catalyst material coating the substrate. The palladium catalyst material includes a support material formed from one of 10% CeO2/Al2O3, 20% CeO2—Al2O3 (20CeAlOy), 30% CeO2—Al2O3 (30CeAlOy), Al2O3, and MOx-Al2O3, wherein M is one of copper, iron, manganese, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, strontium, and barium. The palladium catalyst material includes a layer of CeO2 material disposed upon the support material, wherein the layer of CeO2 material is dispersed on a surface of the support material. The palladium catalyst material includes an active component including a layer of praseodymium oxide particles dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material and a layer of palladium particles disposed upon and dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material at locations each corresponding to a respective location of each of the praseodymium particles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 21, 2022
Publication date:
October 26, 2023
Applicants:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, University of Central Florida, BASF Corporation
Abstract: Disclosed in certain implementations is a catalysis composition that includes a metal catalyst and a support material impregnated with the metal catalyst.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
BASF Corporation
Inventors:
Mark Thomas Buelow, Steven W. Chin, Jeffrey Barmont Hoke, Nicholas R. Leclerc, David M. Robinson
Abstract: Provided are processes for the formation of electrochemically active materials such as lithiated transition metal oxides that solve prior issues with throughput and calcination. The processes include forming precursor materials into agglomerates prior to calcination. The use of the agglomerates improves gas flow into and out of the materials thereby improving calcination results, electrochemical properties of the resulting materials, and allows for use of high temperature kilns not previously suitable for such materials thereby lowering production costs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
BASF Corporation
Inventors:
William C. Mays, Diana Wong, Xue Liu, Benjamin Reichman, Martin L. Panchula, Gary A. Yacobian
Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst, preferably for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of NO and for the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a washcoat comprising one or more layers, the washcoat being disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat comprises a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material, and one or more of an oxidic compound of V, an oxidic compound of W and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Cu and Fe.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
BASF Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Dorner, Martin Kalwei, Ansgar Wille, Kevin David Beard, Edgar Viktor Huennekes
Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and a system to digitally track and monitor an automotive refinish repair process of a car within a car body shop. The car to be repaired is provided with at least one beacon inside the car and the car body shop is divided into a plurality of function-specific, geo-fenced areas, each geo-fenced area being served by at least one communication node. The at least one communication node is in communicative connection with a cloud server which provides, based on collected data of the repair process, push reports and/or notifications and/or alerts via a user interface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
BASF CORPORATION
Inventors:
Kevin Kingsley, Manjusha Khaire, Tim Wilder
Abstract: A method (110) for monitoring at least one aquaculture pond (112) is proposed. The method (110) comprises: a) monitoring at least one aerial parameter of use of the at least one aquaculture pond (112); b) determining a temporal development of the aerial parameter of use; and c) determining an intensity of use of the aquaculture pond (112) by using the temporal development of the aerial parameter of use.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 14, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Peer Staehler, Moritz Erhart, Daniel Aydin
Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool (W) having at least one first inlet opening (E1) and at least one second inlet opening (E2), and also at least one first outlet opening (A1), at least one second outlet opening (A2) and at least one third outlet opening (A3), wherein the second outlet opening (A2) and the third outlet opening (A3) alternate with the first outlet opening (A1). The present invention further relates to a process for producing a fiber/foam composite by extruding through the tool (W) and to the use of the tool (W) for production of a fiber/foam composite by extrusion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignee:
BASF SE (Ellwanger & Baier Patentanwälte)
Inventors:
Holger Ruckdaeschel, Maria-Kristin Sommer, Rene Arbter, Sebastian Koltzenburg