Patents by Inventor Alexandre Racoes

Alexandre Racoes 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: 20220169592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operating process for producing nitrobenzene, comprising the following steps: a) nitriding benzene in adiabatic conditions with sulfuric acid and nitric acid, using a stoichiometric excess of benzene in relation to the nitric acid; b) first separating a gaseous phase containing benzene and gaseous secondary components from the raw process product of the nitridation in a gas separator provided specifically for this purpose, then separating, in a downstream phase-separating apparatus, the resulting liquid phase, which is depleted in gaseous components and contains nitrobenzene and sulfuric acid, into a sulfuric acid phase and a nitrobenzene phase; and c) processing the nitrobenzene phase, obtaining nitrobenzene. The invention also relates to a production plant suitable for carrying out the claimed process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Murat Kalem, Christian Drumm, Alexandre Racoes
  • Publication number: 20220162151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operating process for producing nitrobenzene, comprising the following steps: a) nitriding benzene in adiabatic conditions with sulfuric acid and nitric acid, using a stoichiometric excess of benzene in relation to the nitric acid, in multiple parallel reactors; b) first combining the raw process products of the nitridation from the parallel reactors to form a mixed flow in a device provided specifically for this purpose, then separating the mixed flow into a sulfuric acid phase and a nitrobenzene phase in a downstream phase separation apparatus; and c) processing the nitrobenzene phase, obtaining nitrobenzene. The invention also relates to a production plant suitable for carrying out the claimed process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Murat Kalem, Christian Drumm, Alexandre Racoes
  • Patent number: 9284255
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adiabatic process for producing nitrobenzene by nitrating benzene with sulphuric acid mixtures and nitric acid mixtures using a stoichiometric excess of benzene and reusing non-reacted benzene, the content of the aliphatic organic compounds in the feed benzene being limited, by the targeted evacuation of aliphatic organic compounds to at least one step in the process, to a content of less than 1.5 mass-%, in relation to the total amount of feed benzene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Wolfgang Dohmen, Antoni Mairata
  • Publication number: 20150175521
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adiabatic process for producing nitrobenzene by nitrating benzene with sulphuric acid mixtures and nitric acid mixtures using a stoichiometric excess of benzene and reusing non-reacted benzene, the content of the aliphatic organic compounds in the feed benzene being limited, by the targeted evacuation of aliphatic organic compounds to at least one step in the process, to a content of less than 1.5 mass-%, in relation to the total amount of feed benzene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Wolfgang Dohmen, Antoni Mairata
  • Patent number: 8729309
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the continuous production of nitrobenzene by nitration of benzene with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid under adiabatic conditions, in which unreacted benzene is separated from the crude product obtained after phase separation before washing thereof, using the adiabatic heat of reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Andreas Karl Rausch, Dietrich Wulf
  • Publication number: 20130197268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the continuous production of nitrobenzene by nitration of benzene with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid under adiabatic conditions, in which unreacted benzene is separated from the crude product obtained after phase separation before washing thereof, using the adiabatic heat of reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Andreas Karl Rausch, Dietrich Wulf
  • Patent number: 7781624
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of nitrobenzene. This process comprises the adiabatic nitration of benzene with a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, in which the sum of the concentrations in the reaction zone of the metal ions which form sparingly soluble metal sulfates is less than 900 mg/l, based on the volume of the aqueous phase which contains sulfuric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Andreas Rausch, Thomas Knauf, Jeffrey Bolton, Alexandre Racoes
  • Patent number: 7763759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for the manufacture of nitrobenzene. This process comprises the nitration of benzene with nitrating acid that contains at least 3.0 wt. % of nitric acid and at least 67.0 wt. % of sulfuric acid, in a reaction space in which the start temperature of the reaction is above 100.0° C. but below 102.0° C. In addition, this process requires that the benzene and the nitrating acid are dispersed in one another several times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Wolfgang Dohmen, Andreas Rausch
  • Publication number: 20100076230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for the manufacture of nitrobenzene. This process comprises the nitration of benzene with nitrating acid that contains at least 3.0 wt. % of nitric acid and at least 67.0 wt. % of sulfuric acid, in a reaction space in which the start temperature of the reaction is above 100.0° C. but below 102.0° C. In addition, this process requires that the benzene and the nitrating acid are dispersed in one another several times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Knauf, Alexandre Racoes, Wolfgang Dohmen, Andreas Rausch
  • Publication number: 20090187051
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of nitrobenzene. This process comprises the adiabatic nitration of benzene with a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, in which the sum of the concentrations in the reaction zone of the metal ions which form sparingly soluble metal sulfates is less than 900 mg/l, based on the volume of the aqueous phase which contains sulfuric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Andreas Rausch, Thomas Knauf, Jeffrey Bolton, Alexandre Racoes