Patents by Inventor Bastiaan Wels

Bastiaan Wels 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).

  • A CATALYST AND ITS USE IN FATTY ACID ISOMERISATION
    Publication number: 20220032274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isomerisation catalyst, in particular a zeolite catalyst. There is provided a method for making a particularly preferred zeolite catalyst by means of modifying catalytic zeolite materials. There is also provided a 5 process for isomerising fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof to produce branched fatty acids employing such an isomerisation catalyst, a composition comprising branched fatty acids, and also use of the isomerisation catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bastiaan WELS, Sophie Claude Catherine WIEDEMANN, Tanja VAN BERGEN-BRENKMAN, Remco Benjamin VAN TRIET
  • Metathesis of olefins using ruthenium based catalytic complexes
    Patent number: 9816051
    Abstract: A self-metathesis process for the production of unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diacids and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diesters, wherein unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids and/or esters of unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids are reacted in the presence of at least one defined ruthenium based catalyst compound. A catalyst enhancer compound selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer may also be used. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Croda International PLC
    Inventors: Bastiaan Wels, Hans Ridderikhoff, Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Dessy Liminto
  • Process for producing monobranched fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof
    Patent number: 9771543
    Abstract: A process for producing a composition having a ratio by weight of C10-C26 monobranched fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof to C10-C26 polybranched fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof of greater than 6 using a zeolite, preferably ferrierite, isomerization catalyst. The zeolite catalyst is preferably the only isomerization catalyst used. The zeolite catalyst can be reused many times after simple separation from the reaction products without having to be regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Inventors: Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Negar Rashidi, Bastiaan Wels
  • Metathesis process
    Patent number: 9604903
    Abstract: A process of metathesizing a feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst and at least one catalyst enhancer. The catalyst enhancer can be selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the metathesis catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Inventors: Bastiaan Wels, Hans Ridderikhoff, Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Dessy Liminto
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MONOBRANCHED FATTY ACIDS OR ALKYL ESTERS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150291912
    Abstract: A process for producing a composition having a ratio by weight of C10-C26 monobranched fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof to C10-C26 polybranched fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof of greater than 6 using a zeolite, preferably ferrierite, isomerisation catalyst. The zeolite catalyst is preferably the only isomerisation catalyst used. The zeolite catalyst can be reused many times after simple separation from the reaction products without having to be regenerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Inventors: Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Negar Rashidi, Bastiaan Wels
  • METATHESIS PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150045568
    Abstract: A process of metathesising a feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst and at least one catalyst enhancer. The catalyst enhancer can be selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the metathesis catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Inventors: Bastiaan Wels, Hans Ridderikhoff, Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Dessy Liminto
  • METATHESIS OF OLEFINS USING RUTHENIUM BASED CATALYTIC COMPLEXES
    Publication number: 20150018574
    Abstract: A self-metathesis process for the production of unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diacids and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diesters, wherein unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids and/or esters of unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids are reacted in the presence of at least one defined ruthenium based catalyst compound. A catalyst enhancer compound selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer may also be used. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
    Inventors: Bastiaan Wels, Hans Ridderikhoff, Tanja Van Bergen-Brenkman, Dessy Liminto