Patents by Inventor Hans Jorg ZANDER

Hans Jorg ZANDER 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: 20240025819
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing olefins having a carbon number of two to eight, in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are fed to a hydrogenation step, and, wherein portions of carbon dioxide and hydrogen are then converted with one another on a bifunctional catalyst via an oxygenate as an intermediate into the one or more olefins. It is provided that the hydrogen fed to the hydrogenation step is provided by a reforming step, in which methane and water are converted into hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, and that the carbon dioxide that is fed to the hydrogenation step is provided in part using the reforming step and in part independently of the reforming step. Providing the portions of hydrogen and carbon dioxide comprises providing, using the reforming step, a gas mixture containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and feeding at least a portion of the gas mixture to the hydrogenation step without separating hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas MEISWINKEL, Hans-Jörg ZANDER
  • Publication number: 20230406786
    Abstract: A method for producing one or more hydrocarbons includes feeding a process gas stream into a reactor arrangement. The process gas stream includes carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide with hydrogen, which are converted at least in part in a first reaction step into one or more oxygenates, which are converted at least in part in a second reaction step into the one or more hydrocarbons. The reactor arrangement has one or more reactors, which comprise a first reaction zone and a second reaction zone arranged downstream of the first reaction zone. The first reaction zone and the second reaction zone are equipped with catalysts in such a way that the first and second reaction steps are catalyzed in the first reaction zone and that the second reaction step is catalyzed in the second reaction zone. In the second reaction zone, the first reaction step is generally not catalyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Meiswinkel, Hans-Jorg Zander
  • Publication number: 20230202947
    Abstract: A process for producing propylene in which a first material stream is provided using a steam cracking method and one or more fractionations and is rich in ethylene, in which a second material stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen is provided using a synthesis gas production method, and in which at least a part of the ethylene from the first material stream is reacted with at least a part of the carbon monoxide and the hydrogen from the second material stream to form an aldehyde using a hydroformylation to obtain a third material stream, and in which at least a part of the aldehyde in the third material stream is converted to the propylene, wherein the ethylene is provided by means of the steam cracking method in a first component mixture, wherein the propylene is provided in a second component mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ernst Haidegger, Andreas Meiswinkel, Hans-Jorg Zander
  • Publication number: 20230146273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the producingtiona target compoundby oxidative coupling of methane. A starting gas mixture is provided which contains an olefin, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and optionally hydrogen, wherein the olefin is subjected to hydroformylation with the carbon monoxide and the hydrogen of the starting mixture to obtain an aldehyde, wherein the paraffin and the olefin have a carbon chain with a first carbon number and the aldehyde has a carbon chain with a second carbon number which is greater by one than the first carbon number. The carbon dioxide present in the starting mixture is removed upstream and/or downstream of the hydroformylation. The carbon dioxide is subjected to dry reforming with methane to obtain carbon monoxide, and that the carbon monoxide subjected to hydroformylation comprises at least part of the carbon monoxide obtained in the dry reforming .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas MEISWINKEL, Hans-Jörg ZANDER, Ernst HAIDEGGER, Isabel KIENDL
  • Publication number: 20220259127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a target compound, in which a first gas mixture includes an olefin having a first carbon number and carbon monoxide, a second gas mixture formed using the first gas mixture and containing the olefin, hydrogen and carbon monoxide, is subjected to conversion steps to obtain a third gas mixture containing a compound with a second carbon number and at least carbon monoxide The conversion includes hydroformylation. The second carbon number is one greater than the first carbon number. Using at least a portion of the third gas mixture, a fourth gas mixture which is depleted in the compound has three carbon atoms, is enriched in carbon monoxide, and is formed using at least a portion of the third gas mixture The carbon monoxide in at least a portion of the fourth gas mixture is subjected to a water gas shift to form hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and that the hydrogen formed in the water gas shift is used in the formation of the second gas mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas MEISWINKEL, Hans-Jörg ZANDER, Ernst HAIDEGGER, Isabel KIENDL
  • Publication number: 20220234973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for producing a target compound, wherein a paraffin is subjected to an oxidative dehydrogenation (1) with oxygen to obtain an olefin, and wherein the olefin is subjected to a hydroformylation (2) with carbon monoxide to obtain an aldehyde, wherein the paraffin and the olefin have a carbon chain having a first carbon number and the aldehyde has a carbon chain having a second carbon number which is one greater than the first carbon number. It is provided that carbon dioxide is formed as a by-product in the oxidative dehydrogenation (1), that the carbon dioxide is subjected to dry reforming (3) at least in part with methane to obtain carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and that the carbon monoxide obtained in the dry reforming (3) and/or the hydrogen obtained in the dry reforming (3) is supplied to the hydroformylation (2). A corresponding installation is also the subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas MEISWINKEL, Hans-Jörg ZANDER, Ernst HAIDEGGER
  • Publication number: 20220152568
    Abstract: A reactor for carrying out an endothermic reaction, in particular a high-temperature reaction, in which a product gas is obtained from a feed gas, wherein: the reactor surrounds a reactor interior; the reactor is configured to provide a reactor bed in a reaction zone of the reactor interior, which reactor bed comprises a large number of solid material particles; the reactor is also configured to guide the feed gas into the reaction zone; in order to heat the feed gas, the reactor is designed to heat the solid material particles in the reaction zone such that, by transferring heat from the solid material particles to the feed gas, the feed gas in the reaction zone can be heated to a reaction temperature in order to participate as a starting product in the endothermic reaction for producing the product gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Jörg ZANDER, Markus WEIKL, Andreas BODE, Dirk KLINGLER, Matthias KERN, Grigorios KOLIOS, Achim WECHSUNG, Frederik SCHEIFF, Dieter FLICK, Nicolai ANTWEILER, Karsten BÜKER
  • Publication number: 20210230093
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing one or more olefins and one or more carboxylic acids, in which one or more paraffins is or are subjected to an oxidative dehydrogenation. For the oxidative dehydrogenation, a reactor (10) having a plurality of reaction zones (11, 12, 13) is used, a gas mixture comprising the one or more paraffins is successively passed through the reaction zones (11, 12, 13), and at least two of the reaction zones (11, 12, 13) are subject to varying temperature influences. The invention also relates to a corresponding system (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Martin SCHUBERT, Andreas MEISWINKEL, Florian WINKLER, Desislava TOTA, Hans-Jörg ZANDER
  • Publication number: 20200139334
    Abstract: A method of temperature control includes: passing a feed stream comprising ethylene through a reactor at a feed location; withdrawing an outlet steam comprising linear alpha olefins from the reactor; passing the outlet stream through a condensate vessel, wherein the outlet stream is split into a vapor fraction and a liquid fraction within the condensate vessel; withdrawing the vapor fraction from the condensate vessel and recycling it back to the feed stream; and withdrawing the liquid fraction from the condensate vessel and injecting it into the reactor at an injection location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Abdullah Saad Al-Dughaiter, Shahid Azam, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Al-Hamdan, Dafer Mubarak Alshahrani, Ralf Noack, Tobias Meier, Gabriel Waurick, Heinz Bolt, Anina Wohl, Wolfgang Müller, Andreas Meiswinkel, Hans-Jorg Zander
  • Publication number: 20200115296
    Abstract: A method of producing linear alpha olefins includes: introducing a catalyst stream and a first solvent stream to a reactor, wherein the reactor comprises a distributor; introducing a second solvent stream above the distributor, wherein the catalyst stream, the first solvent stream, and the second solvent stream form a reaction solution; introducing a feed stream to the reactor; passing the feed stream through the distributor; and passing the feed stream through the reaction solution, producing an oligomerization reaction forming the linear alpha olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dafer Mubarak Al-Shahrani, Shahid Azam, Hans-Jörg Zander, Wolfgang Muller, Anina Wohl, Andreas Meiswinkel, Ralf Noack, Tobias Meier, Harald Schmaderer
  • Patent number: 10065183
    Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst provided in the form of a metal oxide catalyst having at least one element selected from Mo, Te, Nb, V, Cr, Dy, Ga, Sb, Ni, Co, Pt and Ce. The catalyst is subjected to an aftertreatment to increase the proportion of the M1 phase, by contacting the catalyst with steam at a pressure below 100 bar or by contacting the catalyst with oxygen to obtain an aftertreated catalyst. The aftertreated catalyst may be used for oxidative dehydrogenation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN
    Inventors: Hans-Jörg Zander, Florian Winkler, Andreas Meiswinkel, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Christian Thaller, Johannes A. Lercher, Daniela Hartmann, Andre Cornelis van Veen, Maria Cruz Sanchez-Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20180086856
    Abstract: A method (100) is proposed for the preparation of a polyolefin from olefin monomers, wherein the olefin monomers are subjected to one or more polymerisation steps (13), in which a proportion of the olefin monomers are catalytically reacted to form the polyolefin, while the olefin monomers that are not reacted in the polymerisation step or steps (13) are at least partly transferred into one or more gaseous, monomer-containing purge streams (g, h), which additionally contain(s) one or more aluminium organic compounds, which comprise one or more co-catalysts used in the polymerisation step or steps (13) and/or one or more compounds formed from the co-catalyst(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas MEISWINKEL, Helmut FRITZ, Hans-Jörg ZANDER, Anton KIRZINGER, Josef FREISINGER, Can ULUBAY, Walter HESCH, Thomas WINKLER, Anina WÖHL
  • Patent number: 9896391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing linear ?-olefins, wherein ethylene 1a is conducted into the oligomerization reactor 2 in the liquid phase. The oligomerization reactor 2 has a mechanical stirrer 2a in order to ensure optimal mixing of the liquid ethylene and of the catalyst in the liquid phase. From the top of the oligomerization reactor 2, vaporized ethylene is drawn off together with light ?-olefins and a small proportion of the organic solvent. The gas mixture drawn off from the top of the reactor 2 is condensed together with gaseous fresh ethylene 7 by means of heat exchanger 3 and separator 4. The liquid phase drawn off from the separator 4 is conducted by means of circulation pump 5a as liquid ethylene input 1a back into the oligomerization reactor 2. The liquid products of the oligomerization reaction are drawn off 8 laterally from the base of the reactor 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Karl Heinz Hofmann, Hans Jorg Zander, Anton Wellenhofer, Wolfgang Muller, Anina Wohl
  • Patent number: 9896392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for oligomerization of ethylene, comprising the steps: a) feeding ethylene, solvent and a catalyst composition comprising catalyst and cocatalyst into a reactor, b) oligomerizing ethylene in the reactor, c) discharging a reactor effluent comprising linear alpha-olefins including 1-butene, solvent, unconsumed ethylene dissolved in the reactor effluent, and catalyst composition from the reactor, d) separating ethylene and 1-butene collectively from the remaining reactor effluent, and e) recycling at least a part of the ethylene and the 1-butene separated in step d) into the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, LINDE AG
    Inventors: Andreas Meiswinkel, Wolfgang Mueller, Anina Woehl, Marco Harff, Heinz Bolt, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Hans-Jorg Zander, Anton Wellenhofer, Abduljelil Iliyas, Shehzada Khurram, Shahid Azam, Abdullah Al-Qahtani
  • Patent number: 9593055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing linear alpha-olefins (LAO) by oligomerization of ethylene in the presence of solvent and homogenous catalyst, comprising the steps of: (i) feeding ethylene, solvent and catalyst into an oligomerization reactor, (ii) oligomerizing the ethylene in the reactor, (iii) removing a reactor outlet stream comprising solvent, linear alpha-olefins, ethylene, and catalyst from the reactor via a reactor outlet piping system, (iv) transferring the reactor outlet stream to a catalyst deactivation and removal step, and (v) deactivating and removing the catalyst from the reactor outlet stream, characterized in that at least one organic amine is added into the oligomerization reactor and/or into the reactor outlet piping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, LINDE AG
    Inventors: Vugar Aliyev, Fuad Mosa, Mohammed Al-Hazmi, Syriac Palackal, Ayed Al-Ayed, Sultan Al-Otaibi, Mohammed Zahoor, Wolfgang Müller, Peter M. Fritz, Heinz Bölt, Anton Wellenhofer, Florian Winkler, Uwe Rosenthal, Hans-Jörg Zander, Normen Peulecke, Bernd H. Müller, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Helmut Fritz, Carsten Taube, Andreas Meiswinkel, Richard Schneider, Anina Woehl
  • Publication number: 20160207035
    Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst provided in the form of a metal oxide catalyst having at least one element selected from Mo, Te, Nb, V, Cr, Dy, Ga, Sb, Ni, Co, Pt and Ce. The catalyst is subjected to an aftertreatment to increase the proportion of the M1 phase, by contacting the catalyst with steam at a pressure below 100 bar or by contacting the catalyst with oxygen to obtain an aftertreated catalyst. The aftertreated catalyst may be used for oxidative dehydrogenation processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hans-Jörg Zander, Florian Winkler, Andreas Meiswinkel, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Christian Thaller, Johannes A. Lercher, Daniela Hartmann, Andre Cornelis van Veen, Maria Cruz Sanchez-Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20150203418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for oligomerization of ethylene, comprising the steps: a) feeding ethylene, solvent and a catalyst composition comprising catalyst and cocatalyst into a reactor, b) oligomerizing ethylene in the reactor, c) discharging a reactor effluent comprising linear alpha-olefins including 1-butene, solvent, unconsumed ethylene dissolved in the reactor effluent, and catalyst composition from the reactor, d) separating ethylene and 1-butene collectively from the remaining reactor effluent, and e) recycling at least a part of the ethylene and the 1-butene separated in step d) into the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Meiswinkel, Wolfgang Mueller, Anina Woehl, Marco Harff, Heinz Bolt, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Hans-Jorg Zander, Anton Wellenhofer, Abduljelil Iliyas, Shehzada Khurram, Shahid Azam, Abdullah Al-Qahtani
  • Patent number: 9011808
    Abstract: A process for removing impurities, in particular oxides of sulphur (SOx) and/or oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from oxygen-containing gas streams by scrubbing with at least one washing agent is described. In order to achieve effective gas purification in an economical manner even in the case of so-called large “oxyfuel” furnaces which operate with oxygen as fuel gas, it is proposed to convert the impurities at an elevated pressure of at least 2 bar with at least one basic constituent of the washing agent into salts and to wash out said impurities as dissolved salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Linde AG
    Inventors: Nicole Schodel, Hans Jorg Zander, Florian Winkler, Roland Ritter, Torsten Stoffregen
  • Patent number: 9012577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing linear alpha-olefins by oligomerizing of ethylene in the presence of a first organic solvent and a homogenous catalyst in a reactor, characterized in that the reactor overhead is cooled by means of a refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Linde AG
    Inventors: Peter Fritz, Heinz Bölt, Karl-Heinz Hoffman, Markus Köhler, Hans-Jörg Zander, Fuad Mosa, Talal Ali
  • Patent number: 8940262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the removal of NO and NO2 from an oxygen-containing gas stream, which comprises a scrubbing step in which the gas stream is brought into contact with an ammonia-containing scrubbing solution, NO is oxidized to form NO2 by means of the oxygen present at a pressure of at least 2 bar and temperatures of from 15° C. to 60° C. and at least part of the NO2 present in the gas stream is converted by means of the ammonia-containing scrubbing solution into ammonium nitrite and a downstream decomposition step in which the ammonium nitrite present in the scrubbing solution is thermally decomposed into elemental nitrogen and water, where the decomposition step is carried out at temperatures of from 121° C. to 190° C. and a pressure of from 2 to 40 bar. The invention likewise relates to a plant for operation of the process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nicole Schodel, Hans-Jorg Zander, Florian Winkler, Roland Ritter