Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Biodegradable polyester film
    Patent number: 8686080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable polyester film comprising: i) from 75 to 100% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of a biodegradable polyester based on aliphatic and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on an aliphatic dihydroxy compound; ii) from 0 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of polylactic acid; iii) from 10 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of calcium carbonate; iv) from 3 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of talc; v) from 0 to 1% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of a copolymer which contains epoxy groups and is based on styrene, acrylic ester, and/or methacrylic ester; vi) from 0 to 2% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of 2-(4,6-bisbiphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(2-ethyl-(n)-hexyloxy)phenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Franziska Freese, Robert Loos, Jürgen Keck, Jörg Auffermann, Xin Yang
  • Pollutant emission control sorbents and methods of manufacture and use
    Patent number: 8685351
    Abstract: Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. Embodiments include brominated sorbent substrate particles having a carbon content of less than about 10%. Other embodiments include one or more oxidatively active halides of a nonoxidative metal dispersed on sorbent substrate particles mixed with activated carbon in an amount up to 30% by weight. Further embodiments include physical blending of a flow modifier into the sorbent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolin D. Yang, Pascaline H. Tran, Lawrence Shore
  • Process for the hydrogenation of fatty acids using a promoted supported nickel catalyst
    Patent number: 8686168
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids to produce saturated fatty acids, said process comprising hydrogenating the unsaturated fatty acid in the presence of hydrogen and a supported nickel catalyst, said supported nickel catalyst comprising an oxidic support, 5 to 80 wt. % of nickel, calculated as metallic nickel on the weight of the catalyst, and 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a manganese promoter, calculated as MnO2 on the weight of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Tjalling Rekker, Robert Johan Andreas Maria Terörde
  • Process for preparing isocyanates and/or polyisocyanates
    Patent number: 8686182
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates and/or polyisocyanates by reacting the corresponding amines with phosgene, optionally in the presence of an inert medium, in a reactor (1), a first reactant stream comprising the amine being supplied to the reactor (1) in liquid form, and a second reactant stream comprising the phosgene being supplied to the reactor in gaseous form. The reactor is a centrifugal reactor (1) having a packing (9) which rotates about a central axis (7) in a housing (13), the first reactant stream and the second reactant stream being supplied to the rotating packing (9) such that the reactant streams are mixed due to the centrifugal force in the rotating packing (9) and are transported outward, the mixing in the rotating packing (9) resulting in reaction of the phosgene with the amine to give the corresponding isocyanate or polyisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Julia Leschinski, Torsten Mattke, Gerrit Waters, Eckhard Stroefer
  • Shading process
    Patent number: 8685116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shading process characterized by using a composition comprising a phthalocyanine to which at least one dyestuff is attached through a covalent bonding, to shading compositions, to new compounds used in these shading compositions as well as to the production of these new compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Alfred Hohener, Frank Bachmann, Adolf Kaser, Chandrasekhar Dayal Mudaliar, Dinesh Narendra Rele, Sneha Shankar Rane, Georg Roentgen
  • Method for producing M-substituted phenylalkanols by means of isomerization
    Patent number: 8686193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of m-substituted phenylalkanols of the formula (I) in which R1 is C1-C5-alkyl and R2, R3, R4 and R5, independently of one another, are hydrogen or methyl, wherein a p-substituted phenylalkanol of the formula (II) in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 having the meanings given under formula (I), is isomerized in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst to give an m-substituted phenylalkanol of the formula (I). From the m-substituted phenylalkanols of the formula (I) it is possible to form, by oxidation or dehydrogenation, as products of value, the corresponding aldehydes, which are known as fragrances and aroma chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Lanver, Klaus Ebel, Karl Beck, Ralf Pelzer, Jörg Botzem, Ulrich Griesbach
  • Mo-, Bi- and Fe-comprising multimetal oxide compositions
    Patent number: 8686194
    Abstract: Mo-, Bi- and Fe-comprising multimetal oxide compositions of the general stoichiometry I, Mo12BiaCobFecKdSieOx??(I), where a=0.5 to 1, b=7 to 8.5, c=1.5 to 3.0, d=0 to 0.15, e=0 to 2.5 and x=the stoichiometric coefficient of O2? which guarantees the electric neutrality of the multimetal oxide, and 12?b?1.5·c=A and 0.5?A?1.5, 0.2?a/A?1.3, and 2.5?b/c?9, and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Josef Macht, Andrey Karpov, Cornelia Katharina Dobner, Frank Rosowski, Ulrich Hammon, Klaus Joachim Müller-Engel
  • Dibenzofurane polymers for electroluminiscent devices
    Patent number: 8685541
    Abstract: Disclosed are electroluminescent materials comprising a homopolymer based on recurring structural units of the formula (I) wherein R9, R9? R9?, R11, R13 R14, R11?, R13?, R14? independently are H or an organic substituent, where at least one of R9, R9? R9?, R11, R13 R14, R11?, R13?, R14? comprises a group R10 of the formula —(Sp)x10-[PG?]< wherein Sp is a divalent organic spacer, PG? is a group derived from a polymerizable group, and x10 is 0 or 1, with substituents and spacer as defined in claim 1. Further disclosed are some novel polymers of this class as well as monomers for their preparation. The homopolymers are advantageously used as a host material in devices further comprising a luminescent component, which is usually selected from phosphorescent metal complexes and fluorescent dopants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Natalia Chebotareva, Roger Pretot, Paul Adriaan Van Der Schaaf, Annemarie Wolleb, Heinz Wolleb
  • APPARATUS FOR HEATING OR COOLING A MELTABLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140083654
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating or cooling a meltable material in a container, comprising a heating element (10) and a holding device (20), the heating element (10) being of a tubular design, with an inflow opening (11) and an outflow opening (12) for a heat transfer medium to flow through, and being fastened to the holding device (20) movably in at least one spatial direction as the main direction of movement, wherein the apparatus also has a stirrer (30) for mixing liquid material through, which is likewise arranged movably in the main direction of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralf BUCH, Waldemar MUENCH, Robert RUPANER
  • Process for Producing Polyamide that is Stable During Processing
    Publication number: 20140088268
    Abstract: Process for producing polyamides that are stable during processing, by treating the polyamide during the solid-phase postcondensation process with a gas which comprises carrier gas (inert gas), water, and acid, or an anhydride or lactone or a mixture of these or, respectively, comprises ammonia, or amine, or a mixture of these, at a temperature from 130 to 200° C. and at a pressure of from 0.01 to 10 bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Rolf-Egbert Grützner, Shankara Narayanan Keelapandal Ramamoorthy, Faissal-Ali EI-Toufaili, Achim Gerstlauer, Achim Stammer
  • Storage-Stable Dust-Free Homogeneous Particulate Formulation Comprising At Least One Water-Soluble Vitamin E-Derivative And At Least One Hydrophilic Polymer
    Publication number: 20140086993
    Abstract: A storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particulate formulation comprising at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative and at least one hydrophilic polymer. In one embodiment the storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particle formulation, consists of (j) at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative, (k) at least one hydrophilic polymer, (l) optionally additional surface-active substances, and (m) optionally additional pharmaceutical additives, with the proviso, that the sum of (a), (b), (c) and (d) equals 100% by weight of the formulation, and wherein the fines fraction with particle diameters of less than 100 ?m is less than 10% by weight. Methods of making the particulate formulation by a spray granulation process are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Felicitas Guth, Karl Kolter, Michael Schönherr, Franz Weber
  • Method and Device for the Continuous Production of Polymers by Radical Polymerization
    Publication number: 20140088280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the continuous production of a polymer by radical polymerization, wherein at least three materials are mixed with microstructures in one or more mixers and are then polymerized in at least one reaction zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mattmann, Wolfgang Loth, Bolette Urtel, Elke Gütlich-Hauk, Christian Hubert Weidl, Andreas Daiß
  • Storage-Stable Dust-Free Homogeneous Particulate Formulation
    Publication number: 20140086992
    Abstract: Described is a storage-stable dust-free homogeneous particulate formulation. The formulation consists of (a) at least one water-soluble Vitamin E-derivative, (b) at least one hydrophilic polymer, (c) optionally additional surface-active substances, and (d) optionally additional pharmaceutical additives. The sum of (a), (b), (c) and (d) equals 100% by weight of the formulation. The fines fraction with particle diameters of less than 100 ?m is less than 10% by weight. Describe also is a process for manufacturing the formulation, and use of the formulation as a solubilizing composition in pharmaceutical formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Felicitas Guth, Karl Kolter, Michael Schönherr, Michael Klemens Müller
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS MATERIALS BASED ON ISOCYANATE
    Publication number: 20140088215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing porous materials, which comprises reaction of at least one polyfunctional isocyanate with at least one polyfunctional aromatic amine in the presence of at least one catalyst and a solvent. The invention further relates to the porous materials which can be obtained in this way and the use of the porous materials as insulation material, in particular for applications in the building sector and in vacuum insulation panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marc FRICKE, Mark Elbing
  • Pesticidal Active Mixtures Comprising Isoxazoline Compounds I
    Publication number: 20140087943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds 1) at least one isoaxazoline compound I of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and A are defined in the description; and 2) at least one active compound II selected from a group A comprising acteylcholine esterase inhibitors, GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, sodium channel modulators, nicotinic acteylcholine receptor agonists/antagonists, chloride channel activators, juvenile hormone mimics, compounds affecting the oxidative phosphorylation, inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis, moulting disruptors, inhibitors of the MET, voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers, inhibitors of the lipid synthesis and other compounds as defined in the description, in synergistically effective amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karsten KOERBER, Florian KAISER, Juergen LANGEWALD
  • PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140090110
    Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by increasing expression in plants of a nucleic acid encoding a Low Sulfur Upregulated polypeptide (LSU). Also provided are plants having increased expressing of a nucleic encoding an LSU polypeptide, which have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Also provided are LSU-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in enhancing yield-related traits in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Reuzeau, Jenny Russinova
  • Fungicidal mixtures based on azolopyrimidinylamines
    Patent number: 8679514
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) azolopyrimidinylamines of the formula I, ?in which the substituents are as defined in the description and 2) at least one active compound II selected from the following groups: azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates and other active compounds selected from the group consisting of guanidines, antibiotics, sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds, organophosphorus compounds, organochlorine compounds, inorganic active compounds, growth retardants and cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dimethirimol, ethirimol, furalaxyl, metrafenone and spiroxamine; in a synergistically effective amount. Methods for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of the compound I with active compounds II and the use of the compound I with active compounds II for preparing such mixtures, and also compositions comprising these mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christine Beck, Matthias Niedenbrück, Maria Scherer, Reinhard Stierl, Siegfried Strathmann, Udo Hünger
  • Process for hydrogenating unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence of catalysts containing copper and zinc
    Patent number: 8680350
    Abstract: Unsaturated hydrocarbons are hydrogenated over catalysts which comprise copper and zinc and whose active composition, in unreduced form, consists essentially of from 10 to 95% by weight of copper oxide, calculated as copper(II) oxide (CuO), from 5 to 90% by weight of zinc oxide (ZnO), optionally from 0.1 to 50% by weight of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) and optionally from 0.1% by weight to 50% by weight of Al2O3, the proportions by weight adding up to 100% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephan Hatscher, Michael Hesse
  • Precious metal catalysts with low metal loading for oxidative dehydrogenations
    Patent number: 8680340
    Abstract: A method of production of a catalyst that has 0.05-0.25 wt. % of precious metal, preferably for the oxidative dehydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated alcohols, comprising the following steps a) producing a D.C. plasma, b) introducing the metal and support material into the plasma, c) evaporating the metal and support material or “shattering” the solid bodies of metal and support material in the plasma, and reaction of the particles, d) cooling, so that very small particles of composite material are obtained, e) applying the composite material on the catalyst support proper, the correspondingly produced catalyst and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Georg Seeber, Dirk Grossschmidt, Torsten Mäurer, Christian Baltes
  • Microcapsules, their use and processes for their manufacture
    Patent number: 8679629
    Abstract: A microcapsule comprising a core containing a hydrophobic liquid or wax within a polymeric shell, in which solid particles insoluble in the hydrophobic liquid or wax are distributed throughout the core, wherein an oil soluble dispersant polymer is adhered to the surface of the solid insoluble particles. Processes of obtaining the microcapsules and dispersions of microcapsules in a liquid are claimed. The microcapsules can be used in a variety of applications particularly in the field of thermal energy storage. Suitably the microcapsules can be designed to have a particular density and can be used in the transfer fluids where the density of the microcapsules are the same as the carrier fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Chun-tian Zhao, Kishor Mistry, Bryan David Grey