Patents by Inventor Georg Mehrl

Georg Mehrl 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).

  • Patent number: 8252962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 1,2-propanediol, in which a glycerol-containing stream, especially a stream obtained on the industrial scale in the production of biodiesel, is subjected to a hydrogenation in a two-stage reactor cascade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Roman Prochazka, Oliver Bey, Stephan Maurer, Jochen Steiner, Heiko Urtel, Gerhard Theis, Peter Wahl, Petra Maier, Georg Mehrl
  • Publication number: 20100240934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 1,2-propanediol, in which a glycerol-containing stream, especially a stream obtained on the industrial scale in the production of biodiesel, is subjected to a hydrogenation in a two-stage reactor cascade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochem Henkelmann, Roman Prochazka, Oliver Bey, Stephan Maurer, Jochen Steiner, Heiko Urtel, Gerhard Theis, Peter Wahl, Petra Maier, Georg Mehrl