Patents by Inventor Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV

Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV 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: 20240336761
    Abstract: A method and reactor system for depolymerizing a polymer is described. The method comprises the steps of providing the polymer and a solvent in a reactor to obtain a reaction mixture, the solvent being capable of reacting with the polymer to degrade the polymer into at least repeating units; providing a reusable catalyst in the reaction mixture being capable of catalyzing said degradation; degrading the polymer in the reaction mixture at degradation reaction conditions to obtain a depolymerized mixture comprising at least light oligomers having from 2 to 4 repeating units inclusively; removing unreacted polymer, solid particles and optionally very heavy oligomers from the depolymerized mixture after exiting the reactor; recovering at least a part of the reusable catalyst from the depolymerized mixture; and recovering the light oligomers from the depolymerized mixture. During recovery of the reusable catalyst, the depolymerized mixture comprises heavy oligomers having at least 5 repeating units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Ioniqa Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV, Joost Robert WOLTERS, Michael Josef DE GROOT
  • Publication number: 20240294726
    Abstract: A method and reactor system for depolymerizing a terephthalate polymer into reusable raw material are described, as well as a raw material obtainable by the method. The method inter alia comprises providing the polymer and a solvent such as ethylene glycol as a reaction mixture in a reactor. A heterogeneous catalyst, such as a metal containing particle, and/or a homogeneous catalyst is provided in the reaction mixture and the reaction mixture heated to depolymerize the polymer. Monomer comprising bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-terephthalate (BHET), and 2-hydroxyethyl[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]terephthalate (BHEET) as byproduct are formed. The BHET is recovered from a depolymerized product stream exiting the reactor and a BHET-depleted stream is formed. A mass fraction of BHEET in the depolymerized product stream and/or in the BHET-depleted stream is monitored and adjusted to below a predetermined limit value of the BHEET-mass fraction in the depolymerized product stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Ioniqa Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV, Alexander Thomas WOLTERS, Andre Banier DE HAAN, Joost Robert WOLTERS
  • Publication number: 20240287280
    Abstract: A method and reactor system for depolymerizing a terephthalate polymer into reusable raw material are described, as well as a raw material obtainable by the method. The method inter alia comprises providing the polymer and a solvent such as ethylene glycol as a reaction mixture in a reactor. A reusable catalyst complex comprising a catalyst entity, a metal containing nanoparticle, and a bridging moiety connecting the catalyst entity to the metal containing nanoparticle is dispersed in the reaction mixture and the reaction mixture heated to depolymerize the polymer into monomers comprising bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-terephthalate (BHET). 2-hydroxyethyl[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]terephthalate (BHEET) is formed as byproduct. The BHET is recovered from the depolymerized product stream and a BHET-depleted stream is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Ioniqa Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV, Alexander Thomas WOLTERS, Joost Robert WOLTERS, Andre Banier DE HAAN
  • Publication number: 20220396679
    Abstract: The reactor system comprises a reactor vessel with at least one inlet and a first and a second outlet, which reactor vessel is configured for depolymerisation of a condensation polymer and which first and second outlet are configured for removal of a first and a second part of a reaction mixture. The reactor system further comprises a heat exchanger downstream of the first outlet. Herein the second outlet is arranged at a lower position of the reactor vessel than the first outlet. The first outlet is configured for removal of the first part being a dispersion and/or solution comprising said condensation polymer and depolymerisation products thereof in a solvent. Said first part is led to the heat exchanger. The second outlet is configured for removal of the second part including agglomerates. The reactor system is used for depolymerisation of a condensation polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: loniqa Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Joost Robert WOLTERS, Michael Josef DE GROOT, Andre Banier DE HAAN, Egor Vasilyevich FUFACHEV