Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst which is obtained by reducing a catalyst precursor, wherein the preparation of the catalyst precursor comprises a step a) in which a catalyst precursor comprising one or more catalytically active components of Sn, Cu and Ni, and a step b) in which the catalyst precursor prepared in step a) is contacted with a soluble Re compound.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided inter alia a process for the manufacture of a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer wherein the outer coating layer comprises an anticoagulant entity, comprising the steps of: i) treating a surface of the solid object with a cationic polymer; ii) treating the surface with an anionic polymer; iii) optionally repeating steps i) and ii) one or more times; iv) treating the surface with a cationic polymer; and v) treating the outermost layer of cationic polymer with an anticoagulant entity, thereby to covalently attach the anticoagulant entity to the outermost layer of cationic polymer; wherein, the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 650 kDa-10,000 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of >4 ?eq/g; and wherein, step ii) is carried out at a salt concentration of 0.25 M-5.0 M.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided inter alia a process for the manufacture of a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer wherein the outer coating layer comprises an anticoagulant entity, comprising the steps of: i) treating a surface of the solid object with a cationic polymer; ii) treating the surface with an anionic polymer; iii) optionally repeating steps i) and ii) one or more times; iv) treating the surface with a cationic polymer; and v) treating the outermost layer of cationic polymer with an anticoagulant entity, thereby to covalently attach the anticoagulant entity to the outermost layer of cationic polymer; wherein, the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 650 kDa-10,000 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of >4 ?eq/g; and wherein, step ii) is carried out at a salt concentration of 0.25 M-5.0 M.

Abstract: There is provided inter alia an anticoagulant surface which surface has covalently bound thereto a plurality of fragments of heparin, wherein said fragments consist of 5-18 saccharide units and at least some of said plurality of fragments comprise polysaccharide sequence A, which surface catalyses the inhibition of FIIa and FXa by AT.

Abstract: A process for the continuous distillative separation of mixtures comprising morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia, water and methoxyethanol (MOE), obtained by reacting diethylene glycol (DEG) with ammonia, wherein ammonia, water, ADG and DEG are removed by distillation and the resulting stream comprising MO and MOE is supplied to a distillation column K40 in which at a top pressure of from 20 to 2000 mbar MO, MOE and organic products having a boiling point 128° C. (1.013 bar) are removed via the bottom and organic products having a boiling point 128° C. are removed overhead, and also MO is removed via a side draw, where K40 is equipped with an evaporator for heating the bottoms, into which is fed heating vapor having a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided inter alia a process for the manufacture of a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer wherein the outer coating layer comprises an anticoagulant entity, comprising the steps of: i) treating a surface of the solid object with a cationic polymer; ii) treating the surface with an anionic polymer; iii) optionally repeating steps i) and ii) one or more times; iv) treating the surface with a cationic polymer; and v) treating the outermost layer of cationic polymer with an anticoagulant entity, thereby to covalently attach the anticoagulant entity to the outermost layer of cationic polymer; wherein, the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 650 kDa-10,000 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of >4 ?eq/g; and wherein, step ii) is carried out at a salt concentration of 0.25 M-5.0 M.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst which is obtained by reducing a catalyst precursor, wherein the preparation of the catalyst precursor comprises a step a) in which a catalyst precursor comprising one or more catalytically active components of Sn, Cu and Ni, and a step b) in which the catalyst precursor prepared in step a) is contacted with a soluble Re compound.

Abstract: A process for the depletion of 2-methoxyethanol (MOE) from a mixture comprising predominantly morpholine (MO) (crude morpholine), wherein crude morpholine is distilled in a distillation column in the presence of an alkali metal compound of the general formula M+[RO?] (M+ is alkali metal cation and R is hydrogen (H), methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl), where MO and a compound of the general formula R—OH are distilled off and an alkali metal methoxyethoxide of the general formula M+[MeOEtO?] is obtained in the bottom of the column.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising one or more active metals selected from Sn and the elements of groups 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the amination catalyst is obtained by reductive calcination of a catalyst precursor. The catalyst precursor here is preferably prepared by contacting a conventional or catalytic support material with one or more soluble compounds of the active metals and optionally one or more soluble compounds of added catalyst elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and/or ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising Co, Ru and Sn.

Abstract: There is provided inter alia an anticoagulant surface which surface has covalently bound thereto a plurality of fragments of heparin, wherein said fragments consist of 5-18 saccharide units and at least some of said plurality of fragments comprise polysaccharide sequence A, which surface catalyses the inhibition of FIIa and FXa by AT.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst which is obtained by reducing a catalyst precursor, wherein the preparation of the catalyst precursor comprises a step a) in which a catalyst precursor comprising one or more catalytically active components of Sn, Cu and Ni is first prepared and the catalyst precursor prepared in step a) is contacted simultaneously or successively with a soluble Ru compound and a soluble Co compound in a step b).

Abstract: A method for removing methoxyethanol from a mixture comprising methoxyethanol and morpholine makes use of the selective adsorption of methoxyethanol onto a mixed oxide comprising a spinel phase. The mixed oxide comprises 20 to 30% by weight MgO and 80 to 70% by weight Al2O3. The spinel phase has the formula MgAl2O4. The mixture is a pre-purified reaction output of the reaction of diethylene glycol with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst.

Abstract: A process for the continuous distillative separation of mixtures comprising morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia, water and methoxyethanol (MOE), obtained by reacting diethylene glycol (DEG) with ammonia, wherein ammonia, water, ADG and DEG are removed by distillation and the resulting stream comprising MO and MOE is supplied to a distillation column K40 in which at a top pressure of from 20 to 2000 mbar MO, MOE and organic products having a boiling point 128° C. (1.013 bar) are removed via the bottom and organic products having a boiling point 128° C. are removed overhead, and also MO is removed via a side draw, where K40 is equipped with an evaporator for heating the bottoms, into which is fed heating vapor having a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar.

Abstract: A process for the depletion of 2-methoxyethanol (MOE) from a mixture comprising predominantly morpholine (MO) (crude morpholine), wherein crude morpholine is distilled in a distillation column in the presence of an alkali metal compound of the general formula M+[RO?] (M+ is alkali metal cation and R is hydrogen (H), methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl), where MO and a compound of the general formula R—OH are distilled off and an alkali metal methoxyethoxide of the general formula M+[MeOEtO?] is obtained in the bottom of the column.

Abstract: There is provided inter alia a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer, wherein the outer coating layer is a layer comprising cationic polymer to which is covalently bound an anticoagulant entity; and wherein the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 20 kDa-650 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of ?4 ?eq/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and/or ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising Co, Ru and Sn.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising one or more active metals selected from Sn and the elements of groups 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the amination catalyst is obtained by reductive calcination of a catalyst precursor. The catalyst precursor here is preferably prepared by contacting a conventional or catalytic support material with one or more soluble compounds of the active metals and optionally one or more soluble compounds of added catalyst elements.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided inter alia a process for the manufacture of a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer wherein the outer coating layer comprises an anticoagulant entity, comprising the steps of: i) treating a surface of the solid object with a cationic polymer; ii) treating the surface with an anionic polymer; iii) optionally repeating steps i) and ii) one or more times; iv) treating the surface with a cationic polymer; and v) treating the outermost layer of cationic polymer with an anticoagulant entity, thereby to covalently attach the anticoagulant entity to the outermost layer of cationic polymer; wherein, the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 650 kDa-10,000 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of >4 ?eq/g; and wherein, step ii) is carried out at a salt concentration of 0.25 M-5.0 M.

Abstract: There is provided inter alia a solid object having a surface comprising a layered coating of cationic and anionic polymer, wherein the outer coating layer is a layer comprising cationic polymer to which is covalently bound an anticoagulant entity; and wherein the anionic polymer is characterized by having (a) a total molecular weight of 20 kDa-650 kDa; and (b) a solution charge density of ?4 ?eq/g.