Patents by Inventor Gerold Braun
Gerold Braun 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).
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Patent number: 9227915Abstract: A process is proposed for the preparation of a crystalline L-MGDA trialkali metal salt by crystallization from an aqueous solution thereof which has been obtained by Strecker synthesis, starting from L-?-alanine, by reaction with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid to give L-?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile and subsequent alkaline saponification of the L-?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile to give the L-MGDA trialkali metal salt, wherein a temperature of 150° C. is not exceeded during the alkaline saponification.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Alfred Oftring, Maxim Weber, Gerold Braun, Arnulf Lauterbach
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Patent number: 8802894Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous solution of a methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt at a high yield and purity by Strecker synthesis, the process including: reacting an aqueous solution containing ?-alanine with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, to obtain ?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile in one reaction unit; and saponification of the ?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile with a base, to obtain the methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt, wherein the ?-alanine is partially neutralized and the addition of formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid are controlled such that a concentration of free hydrocyanic acid in the liquid reaction mixture at any time is limited such that secondary reactions that produce formaldehyde cyanohydrin, consecutive reactions of formaldehyde cyanohydrin, and the polymerization of hydrocyanic acid, only occur insofar as the specification requirements, such as nitrilotriacetic acid content and color, for methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salts are observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun, Arnulf Lauterbach
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Patent number: 8455682Abstract: Provided is a method for the production of aminodicarboxylic acid N,N-diacetic acids of formula (I), wherein X is independently hydrogen or an alkali metal and n is 1 or 2. Aminodicarboxylic acid-N,N-diacetic acids of high purity can be yielded. The method involves: a) reacting an aminodicarboxylic acid, with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid; b) reacting the reaction products of a) with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde; c) hydrolyzing in the reaction product obtained in b).Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Alfred Oftring, Armin Stamm, Friedrich Wirsing, Gerold Braun
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Publication number: 20120283473Abstract: A process is proposed for the preparation of a crystalline L-MGDA trialkali metal salt by crystallization from an aqueous solution thereof which has been obtained by Strecker synthesis, starting from L-?-alanine, by reaction with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid to give L-?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile and subsequent alkaline saponification of the L-?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile to give the L-MGDA trialkali metal salt, wherein a temperature of 150° C. is not exceeded during the alkaline saponification.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Alfred OFTRING, Maxim Weber, Gerold Braun, Arnulf Lauterbach
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Publication number: 20120248370Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous solution of a methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt at a high yield and purity by Strecker synthesis, the process including: reacting an aqueous solution containing ?-alanine with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, to obtain ?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile in one reaction unit; and saponification of the ?-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile with a base, to obtain the methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt, wherein the ?-alanine is partially neutralized and the addition of formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid are controlled such that a concentration of free hydrocyanic acid in the liquid reaction mixture at any time is limited such that secondary reactions that produce formaldehyde cyanohydrin, consecutive reactions of formaldehyde cyanohydrin, and the polymerization of hydrocyanic acid, only occur insofar as the specification requirements, such as nitrilotriacetic acid content and color, for methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salts are observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Alfred OFTRING, Gerold BRAUN, Arnulf LAUTERBACH
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Publication number: 20110004016Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of aminodicarboxylic acid-N,N,diacetic acids of the general Formula I, wherein X independently of one another represents hydrogen or an alkali metal and n represents a number 1 or 2. Furthermore, the invention relates to aminodicarboxylic acid-N,N-diacetic acids of high purity. The inventive method comprises the following steps: A.) reacting an aminodicarboxylic acid of the general Formula II, wherein X and n have the aforementioned meanings, with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid; b) reacting the reaction products of step a) with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde; c) hydrolyzing in the reaction product obtained in step b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Alfred Oftring, Armin Stamm, Friedrich Wirsing, Gerold Braun
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Patent number: 7671234Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing low-by-product, light-color methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid tri(alkali metal) salt by alkaline hydrolysis of methylglycinediacetonitrile (MGDN), comprising the steps in the sequence (a) to (f): (a) mixing of MGDN with aqueous alkali at a temperature of ?30° C.; (b) allowing the aqueous alkaline MGDN suspension to react at a temperature in the range from 10 to 30° C. over a period of from 0.1 to 10 h to form a solution; (c) allowing the solution from step (b) to react at a temperature in the range from 30 to 40° C. over a period of from 0.1 to 10 h; (d) optionally allowing the solution from step (c) to react at a temperature in the range from 50 to 80° C. over a period of from 0.5 to 2 h; (e) optionally allowing the solution from step (c) or (d) to react at a temperature in the range from 110 to 200° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun, Friedrich Wirsing, Armin Stamm, Kai-Uwe Baldenius
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Patent number: 7652165Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanone (isophoronenitrile) by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst to obtain a crude isophoronenitrile product, and subsequently distilling the crude isophoronenitrile product, with the addition before distillation of at least one specific sulfonic acid or specific carboxylic acid. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of a specific sulfonic acid or of a specific carboxylic acid as a neutralizing agent before distillation of a crude isophoronenitrile product which has been obtained by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst, in order to avoid precipitates in the neutralization of the base used as a catalyst with an acid.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun
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Publication number: 20080194873Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing low-by-product, light-color methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid tri(alkali metal) salt by alkaline hydrolysis of methylglycinediacetonitrile (MGDN), comprising the steps in the sequence (a) to (f): (a) mixing of MGDN with aqueous alkali at a temperature of ?30° C.; (b) allowing the aqueous alkaline MGDN suspension to react at a temperature in the range from 10 to 30° C. over a period of from 0.1 to 10 h to form a solution; (c) allowing the solution from step (b) to react at a temperature in the range from 30 to 40° C. over a period of from 0.1 to 10 h; (d) optionally allowing the solution from step (c) to react at a temperature in the range from 50 to 80° C. over a period of from 0.5 to 2 h; (e) optionally allowing the solution from step (c) or (d) to react at a temperature in the range from 110 to 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: Basf AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun, Friedrich Wirsing, Armin Stamm, Kai-Uwe Baldenius
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Publication number: 20060058544Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanone (isophoronenitrile) by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst to obtain a crude isophoronenitrile product, and subsequently distilling the crude isophoronenitrile product, with the addition before distillation of at least one specific sulfonic acid or specific carboxylic acid. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of a specific sulfonic acid or of a specific carboxylic acid as a neutralizing agent before distillation of a crude isophoronenitrile product which has been obtained by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst, in order to avoid precipitates in the neutralization of the base used as a catalyst with an acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicant: Basf AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun
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Patent number: 6861548Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process, carried out in two steps, for the cyanoalkylation of compounds having one or more NH functions by reaction thereof with carbonyl compounds and hydrocyanic acid, in which the first step is carried out without pressure at a temperature which is below the boiling point of the reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Greindl, Gerold Braun, Friedrich Wirsing, Georg Krug
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Patent number: 6822110Abstract: The present invention describes a process for preparing isophoronenitrile by adding HCN to isophorone. The catalyst used is CaO which has a BET surface area of >1.5 m2/g. The use of such a catalyst achieves high yields and selectivities.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, Gerold Braun, Ingo Münster, Klaus Mundinger, Gunter Scherhag, Wolfgang Siegel
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Publication number: 20040092761Abstract: The present invention describes a process for preparing isophoronenitrile by adding HCN to isophorone. The catalyst used is CaO which has a BET surface area of >1.5 m2/g. The use of such a catalyst achieves high yields and selectivities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, Gerold Braun, Ingo Munster, Klaus Mundinger, Gunter Scherhag, Wolfgang Siegel
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Publication number: 20030114700Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process, carried out in two steps, for the cyanoalkylation of compounds having one or more NH functions by reaction thereof with carbonyl compounds and hydrocyanic acid, in which the first step is carried out without pressure at a temperature which is below the boiling point of the reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: BASF AkiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Greindl, Gerold Braun, Friedrich Wirsing, Georg Krug
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Patent number: 6420593Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula IIb where R is C6-C30-alkyl or C6-C30-alkenyl, which may additionally have upto 5 hydroxyl groups, formyl groups, C1-C4-alkoxy groups, phenoxy groups or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl groups as substituents and may be interrupted by upto 5 nonadjacent oxygen atoms, or alkoxylate groups of the formula —(CH2)k—O—(A1O)m—(A2O)n—Y where A1 and A2 are, independently of one another, 1,2-alkylene groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, Y is hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, phenyl or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, and k is 1, 2 or 3, and m and n are each numbers from 0 to 50, and the total of m+n must be at least 4, by reacting iminodiacetonitrile with aldehydes of the formula R—CHO and HCN or alkali metal cyanides, the process being carried out a) in the absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of a Lewis or Brönsted acid, or b) in the presence or absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of an emulsifier, or c)Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rainer Rahm, Thomas Greindl, Alfred Oftring, Guenter Oetter, Juergen Detering, Gerold Braun
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Publication number: 20020087024Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process, carried out in two steps, for the cyanoalkylation of compounds having one or more NH functions by reaction thereof with carbonyl compounds and hydrocyanic acid, in which the first step is carried out without pressure at a temperature which is below the boiling point of the reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Greindl, Gerold Braun, Friedrich Wirsing, Georg Krug
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Publication number: 20010034457Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula IIb 1Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Rainer Rahm, Thomas Greindl, Alfred Oftring, Guenter Oetter, Juergen Detering, Gerold Braun
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Patent number: 6307086Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula IIb where R is C6-C30-alkyl or C6-C30-alkenyl, which may additionally have upto 5 hydroxyl groups, formyl groups, C1-C4-alkoxy groups, phenoxy groups or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl groups as substituents and may be interrupted by upto 5 nonadjacent oxygen atoms, or alkoxylate groups of the formula —(CH2)k—O—(A1O)m—(A2O)n—Y where A1 and A2 are, independently of one another, 1,2-alkylene groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, Y is hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, phenyl or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, and k is 1, 2 or 3, and m and n are each numbers from 0 to 50, and the total of m+n must be at least 4, by reacting iminodiacetonitrile with aldehydes of the formula R—CHO and HCN or alkali metal cyanides, the process being carried out a) in the absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of a Lewis or Brönsted acid, or b) in the presence or absence of an organic solvent and in the presence of an emulsifier, or c)Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2000Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rainer Rahm, Thomas Greindl, Alfred Oftring, Guenter Oetter, Juergen Detering, Gerold Braun
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Patent number: 5849950Abstract: Glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivatives I ##STR1## where R is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxylate groups, phenylalkyl, phenyl, a heterocyclic ring or a radical of the formula ##STR2## where A is an alkylene bridge or a chemical bond, and M is hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium in the appropriate stoichiometric amounts,are prepared by reactingA) corresponding 2-substituted glycines or 2-substituted glycinonitriles or doubled glycines of the formula ##STR3## or doubled glycinonitriles of the formula ##STR4## or precursors of the glycine derivatives named as starting material with formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide in aqueous medium at a pH of from 0 to 11 orB) iminodiacetonitrile or iminodiacetic acid with appropriate monoaldehydes of the formula R--CHO or dialdehydes of the formula OHC--A--CHO and hydrogen cyanide in aqueous medium at a pH of from 0 to 11and, where appropriate, subsequent hydrolysis of nitrile functionalities which are present, whereType: GrantFiled: May 24, 1996Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Greindl, Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun, Jochen Wild, Birgit Potthoff-Karl, Georg Schuh
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Patent number: 5817864Abstract: Glycine-N, N-diacetic acid derivatives are prepared by reacting corresponding 2-substituted glycines, 2-substituted glycinonitriles, doubled glycines, or precursors of the glycine derivatives with formaldehyde and alkali metal cyanide. The reaction is conducted in an aqueous medium at a pH of 8 to 14. From 0, 5 to 30% of the amount of alkali metal cyanide required for the reaction are added to the glycine derivatives or precursors thereof Subsequently, the remaining amount of alkali metal cyanide and the formaldehyde are simultaneously metered in over a period of from 0.5 to 12 hours.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Greindl, Alfred Oftring, Gerold Braun, Jochen Wild, Birgit Potthoff-Karl, Georg Schuh