Patents by Inventor Andreas Wolfert

Andreas Wolfert 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: 20110251425
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding amines with phosgene in the liquid phase, if appropriate in the presence of at least one inert medium, in which the amine and the phosgene are first mixed in a mixing chamber (1) to give a reaction mixture and the reaction mixture is fed to a reactor, the amine being added through an orifice (3) arranged coaxially to the mixing chamber (1) and the phosgene being added through feed orifices (5) in at least two planes (7, 9) arranged at right angles to the axis (11) of the mixing chamber (1), or the phosgene being added through the orifice (3) arranged coaxially to the mixing chamber and the amine through the feed orifices (5) in at least two planes (7, 9) arranged at right angles to the axis (11) of the mixing chamber (1). At least one plane (9) is arranged upstream and at least one plane (7) downstream of the orifice (3) arranged coaxially to the mixing chamber (1) in main flow direction of the reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Penzel, Torsten Mattke, Andreas Wolfert, Johannes Jocobs, Tsung-Chieh Cheng, Kerstin Heinen, Eckhard Stroefer, Stefan Maixner, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Christian Tragut, Kai Thiele, Myung Un Won
  • Publication number: 20090112018
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding amines with phosgene in the presence of solvents, wherein compounds which form salt melts with hydrogen chloride are used as solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Sesing, Hartwig Voss, Eckhard Stroefer, Thorsten Rohde, Andreas Wolfert
  • Publication number: 20080262263
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a process for purifying isocyanate-comprising residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Carsten Knosche, Matthias Klotzer, Hermann Ascherl, Eckhard Stroefer, Heinrich-Josef Blankertz, Michael Schonherr, Martin Karches, Christian Benz
  • Publication number: 20080200722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing diisocyanates from diamines and phosgene in the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Carsten Knosche, Manfred Heilig, Eckhard Stroefer
  • Publication number: 20080027242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting amines with phosgene in the gas phase in a reaction zone, with the reaction mixture being passed through a zone into which a liquid is sprayed to stop the reaction, wherein the reaction mixture is passed through a zone having a reduced flow cross section between the reaction zone and the zone into which the liquid is sprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Knosche, Andreas Wolfert, Andreas Daiss
  • Publication number: 20070293707
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating hydrogen chloride and phosgene, which comprises bringing a mixture of hydrogen chloride and phosgene into contact with an ionic liquid in which at least part of the hydrogen chloride is dissolved in a step a) and then separating off the hydrogen chloride dissolved in the ionic liquid in a step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Carsten Knosche, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Martin Sesing, Eckhard Stroefer, Hans-Martin Polka, Manfred Heilig
  • Publication number: 20070232827
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of isocyanates by reacting amines with phosgene, the phosgene-containing stream of starting materials (i) being substantially free of isocyanates and (ii) having a mass content of hydrogen chloride (referred to below as HCl) of less than 0.4% by mass, and a production plant for carrying out the process according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Ulrich Penzel, Filip Deberdt
  • Publication number: 20070015934
    Abstract: Isocyanates are prepared by a process in which a product stream from the isocyanate synthesis is purified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Heinrich-Josef Blankertz
  • Publication number: 20060135810
    Abstract: Isocyanates are prepared by a process in which a product stream from the isocyanate synthesis is purified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Heinrich-Josef Blankertz
  • Publication number: 20060116529
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting amines with phosgene, wherein the phosgene-containing feed stream has a hydrogen chloride content of more than 0.8% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Ulrich Penzel, Filip Deberdt
  • Publication number: 20060052629
    Abstract: Isocyanates are prepared by reacting primary amines with phosgene in a reactor by a process in which a reaction discharge is present in the form of a suspension which contains the isocyanate to be prepared, as a liquid, and carbamyl chlorides as a solid, and the suspension is worked up in a film evaporator, and this process is carried out in a production plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Eckhard Strofer, Stephan Scholl, Martin Sohn, Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Jan Bredehoft
  • Publication number: 20050272910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing aromatic diisocyanates by reaction of phosgene with diamines in the gas phase, in which the reaction is carried out in a reaction zone at moderate pressures, i.e. the pressure in this reaction zone is more than 3 bar and less than 20 bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Christian Muller, Eckhard Strofer, Markus Weber, Joachim Pfeffinger, Carsten Knosche
  • Publication number: 20050000791
    Abstract: A process for fractionating an amine-containing mixture which comprises one or more amines, water, low-boilers and high-boilers, having the steps (i) to (iv): (i) separating off by distillation low-boilers from the amine-containing mixture, (ii) separating off by distillation high-boilers from the amine-containing mixture, (iii) extracting the amine-containing mixture with sodium hydroxide solution, producing an aqueous, sodium-hydroxide-containing first phase and an aqueous-organic, amine-containing second phase, (iv) distilling the aqueous-organic second phase, producing an amine/water azeotrope and an essentially anhydrous amine, and recycling the amine/water azeotrope to the extraction step (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Heinz Rutler, Stefan Rittinger, Mark Wehinger, Aurelie Alemany, Willi Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6821396
    Abstract: A mixture containing mixture one or more amines, water, low-boilers and high-boilers, is fractioned in a process wherein (i) low-boilers are separated from the mixture by distillation, (ii) high-boilers are separated from the mixture by distillation, (iii) the mixture is extracted with a sodium hydroxide solution to form an aqueous, sodium-hydroxide-containing first phase and an aqueous-organic, amine-containing second phase, and (iv) the aqueous-organic second phase is distilled to form an amine/water azeotrope and an essentially anhydrous amine, and the amine/water azeotrope is recycled to the extraction step (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellscahft
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Heinz Rütter, Stefan Rittinger, Mark Wehinger, Aurelie Alemany, Willi Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20040091406
    Abstract: In a process for mixing reactant streams (1, 2; 5) to produce a product stream (10) using a mixing configuration (15, 16) having a number of reactant feed points, an excess component stream of one reactant is divided into two reactant substreams (1, 2) and fed into the suction region (3, 4) of a mixing space (12) at right angles to a deficient component (5) entering the mixing space (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Ulrich Penzel
  • Publication number: 20030166965
    Abstract: Starting material streams are mixed in a mixer (13) for the phosgenation of amines by a process in which the reaction product (3) is removed in a closed loop and the starting material streams (1.2) contain organic solvents. The main streams (1.1, 2.1) and/or part-streams (1.2, 2.2) of the starting materials (1, 2) come into contact with one another according to the countercurrent principle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Ulrich Penzel
  • Publication number: 20030089591
    Abstract: A process for fractionating an amine-containing mixture which comprises one or more amines, water, low-boilers and optionally high-boilers, having the steps (i) to (v):
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Heinz Rutter, Stefan Rittinger, Mark Wehinger, Aurelie Alemany, Willi Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20030089592
    Abstract: A process for fractionating an amine-containing mixture which comprises one or more amines, water, low-boilers and high-boilers, having the steps (i) to (iv):
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Wolfert, Heinz Rutter, Stefan Rittinger, Mark Wehinger, Aurelie Alemany, Willi Schmidt