Patents by Inventor Helmut Fritz

Helmut Fritz 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: 20230399275
    Abstract: A process for producing olefins includes subjecting a first feed stream to dehydrogenation to obtain a first product stream, and subjecting part of the first product stream to a first separation sequence. The first separation sequence comprises a first separation step to which part of the first product stream is fed and in which a gas fraction and a liquid fraction are formed. The first separation sequence comprises a second separation step to which part of the liquid fraction is fed and in which the transfer fraction is formed. A second feed stream is subjected to steam cracking to obtain a second product stream. part of which is subjected to crude gas compression and thereafter to a second separation sequence. In the first separation sequence a transfer fraction is formed. At least part of the transfer fraction is transferred to the steam cracking or the crude gas compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Torben Hofel, Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11603496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for producing liquefied natural gas using a feedstock mixture that contains at least methane, one or more components boiling at a temperature lower than methane and one or more hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature higher than methane, wherein the hydrocarbon(s) boiling at a temperature higher than methane comprise one or more hydrocarbons freezing at a higher temperature, with a freezing point higher than ?50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Linde GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Werner Leitmayr, Tobias Keller, Christian Voss
  • Patent number: 11560344
    Abstract: A process (100) is proposed for the production of one or more olefins, in which a reaction feed containing oxygen and one or more paraffins is formed and in which a part of the oxygen in the reaction feed is reacted with a part of the one or more paraffins to form the one or more olefins by an oxidative process, to obtain a process gas, the process gas containing at least the unreacted part of the one or more paraffins and oxygen, the one or more olefins, one or more acetylenes, carbon dioxide and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Andreas Meiswinkel, Martin Schubert, Mathieu Zellhuber, Nicole Schödel, Sonja Schulte, Anina Wöhl
  • Patent number: 11505515
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method (100) for the production of a propylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing propane, propylene and hydrogen is provided using a propane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing propane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or a part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, propane and propylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the propane and the propylene of the second separat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11492309
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process (100) for the production of a butylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing butane, butylene and hydrogen is provided using a butane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing butane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, butane and butylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the butane and the butylene of the second separation feed a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220153661
    Abstract: A process (100) is proposed for the production of one or more olefins, in which a reaction feed containing oxygen and one or more paraffins is formed and in which a part of the oxygen in the reaction feed is reacted with a part of the one or more paraffins to form the one or more olefins by an oxidative process, to obtain a process gas, the process gas containing at least the unreacted part of the one or more paraffins and oxygen, the one or more olefins, one or more acetylenes, carbon dioxide and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Helmut FRITZ, Andreas MEISWINKEL, Martin SCHUBERT, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Nicole SCHÖDEL, Sonja SCHULTE, Anina WÖHL
  • Publication number: 20220144727
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process (100) for the production of a butylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing butane, butylene and hydrogen is provided using a butane hydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing butane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, butane and butylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the butane and the butylene of the second separation feed are
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Helmut FRITZ
  • Publication number: 20220144726
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method (100) for the production of a propylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing propane, propylene and hydrogen is provided using a propane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing propane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or a part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, propane and propylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the propane and the propylene of the second separat
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Helmut FRITZ
  • Patent number: 11203723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for deriving polymerizable aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms (S) in which a component mixture (B) is formed at least partially by steam cracking, in which the component mixture (B) is subjected to a workup (2, 3, 4, 5) comprising a gasoline removal (5) and thereafter is a compression (8) and a fractionation (10), and wherein one or more pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) is or are formed in the gasoline removal (5) and/or the compression (8). The invention provides that a separation feed is formed which comprises predominantly exclusively pyrolysis gasoline from the or at least one of the pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) and that the separation feed is subjected to a separation (7), wherein in the separation (7) at least one fraction (P) enriched in aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms compared to the separation feed is formed. A corresponding plant likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE GmbH
    Inventors: David Bruder, Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11130722
    Abstract: Proposed is a process for producing ethylene wherein using a dehydrogenation of ethane a process gas containing at least ethane, ethylene and compounds having a lower boiling point than ethane and ethylene is formed, wherein using at least a part of the process gas a separation input is formed and subjected to a low-temperature separation (6) in which the separation input is cooled and in which one or more condensates are separated from the separation input, wherein the condensate(s) are at least partly subjected to a low-temperature rectification to obtain a gaseous first fraction and a liquid second fraction, wherein the gaseous first fraction contains at least the ethane and the ethylene in a lower proportion than in the separation input and the compounds having a lower boiling point than ethane and ethylene in a higher proportion than in the separation input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Andreas Obermeier, Andreas Peschel, Tuat Pham Duc, Desislava Tota
  • Patent number: 11065592
    Abstract: In a process as disclosed according to the present invention, gases or gas mixtures used to form a reactant mixture in an at least temporarily ignitable composition are fed into a mixing chamber (11) through the passages (131) in a boundary wall (13) of the mixing chamber (11) and by means of one or more feed conduits (14) which have feed orifices (141) and extend into the mixing chamber (11), respectively. The present invention likewise provides a corresponding reactor (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Anton Wellenhofer, Mathieu Zellhuber, Martin Schubert, Robert Birk, Celine Pichler, Helmut Fritz
  • Patent number: 11066346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100, 200) of obtaining one or more olefins, in which, using an oxidative coupling of methane (10), a gas mixture comprising hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and higher-boiling hydrocarbons than methane is formed and is subjected to a low-temperature separation (1-5), characterized in that the low-temperature separation (1-5) is conducted using a rectification column (2) having a first separation region (21), a second separation region (22) arranged above the first separation region (21), and a condenser-evaporator (23), wherein the gas mixture is cooled, fed at least partly as first separation feed into the first separation region (21) and subjected to a first rectification in the first separation region (21) to form a first tops gas and a first bottoms liquid, wherein, using a first proportion of the first tops gas in the condenser-evaporator (23), a condensate which is recycled to the first separation region and, using a second proportion of the tops gas, a second separa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Christian Ernst, Tobias Sinn
  • Patent number: 11014860
    Abstract: A process for producing one or more olefins is proposed in which a reaction input containing one or more paraffins is formed and in which a portion of the paraffin(s) present in the reaction input is converted by oxidative dehydrogenation into the olefin(s) to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains at least the olefin(s), the unconverted paraffin(s), oxygen and carbon monoxide and wherein at least a portion of the process gas is subjected to a low temperature separation in which at an operating pressure level one or more gas fractions enriched in oxygen and carbon monoxide compared to the process gas are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Fritz, Mathieu Zellhuber, Anton Wellenhofer, Martin Schubert, Florian Winkler
  • Publication number: 20210130264
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100, 200) of obtaining one or more olefins, in which, using an oxidative coupling of methane (10), a gas mixture comprising hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and higher-boiling hydrocarbons than methane is formed and is subjected to a low-temperature separation (1-5), characterized in that the low-temperature separation (1-5) is conducted using a rectification column (2) having a first separation region (21), a second separation region (22) arranged above the first separation region (21), and a condenser-evaporator (23), wherein the gas mixture is cooled, fed at least partly as first separation feed into the first separation region (21) and subjected to a first rectification in the first separation region (21) to form a first tops gas and a first bottoms liquid, wherein, using a first proportion of the first tops gas in the condenser-evaporator (23), a condensate which is recycled to the first separation region and, using a second proportion of the tops gas, a second separa
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Helmut FRITZ, Christian ERNST, Tobias SINN
  • Publication number: 20210071091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for producing liquefied natural gas using a feedstock mixture that contains at least methane, one or more components boiling at a temperature lower than methane and one or more hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature higher than methane, wherein the hydrocarbon(s) boiling at a temperature higher than methane comprise one or more hydrocarbons freezing at a higher temperature, with a freezing point higher than ?50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Helmut FRITZ, Werner LEITMAYR, Tobias KELLER, Christian VOSS
  • Publication number: 20200369969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for deriving polymerizable aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms (S) in which a component mixture (B) is formed at least partially by steam cracking, in which the component mixture (B) is subjected to a workup (2, 3, 4, 5) comprising a gasoline removal (5) and thereafter is a compression (8) and a fractionation (10), and wherein one or more pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) is or are formed in the gasoline removal (5) and/or the compression (8). The invention provides that a separation feed is formed which comprises predominantly exclusively pyrolysis gasoline from the or at least one of the pyrolysis gasoline fractions (H, L) and that the separation feed is subjected to a separation (7), wherein in the separation (7) at least one fraction (P) enriched in aromatic compounds having nine carbon atoms compared to the separation feed is formed. A corresponding plant likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: David BRUDER, Helmut FRITZ
  • Publication number: 20200338515
    Abstract: A process for forming and for catalytically converting an ignitable gas mixture is proposed, in which at least a first gas or gas mixture comprising oxygen and a second gas or gas mixture comprising one or more oxidizable compounds are mixed to give the ignitable gas mixture, where the ignitable gas mixture is supplied to a reaction zone (12) of a reactor (1). The first gas or gas mixture and the second gas or gas mixture are fed into a mixing chamber (11) having a boundary wall (13) provided with a number of passages (131), where the first gas or gas mixture is fed into the mixing chamber (11) through the passages (131) in the boundary wall (13) and where the second gas or gas mixture is fed into the mixing chamber (11) by means of one or more feed conduits (14) which have feed orifices (141) and extend into the mixing chamber (11). The present invention likewise provides a corresponding reactor (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Anton WELLENHOFER, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Martin SCHUBERT, Robert BIRK, Celine PICHLER, Helmut FRITZ
  • Publication number: 20200317533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100), in which, with the inclusion of an air-separation method (10), an oxygen-rich substance flow (b) is formed, which, with a methane-rich substance flow (e), is subjected to a method for oxidative methane coupling. From the product flow (e) of the method for oxidative coupling of methane (20), one or more substance flows (f, i) are formed, which are subjected to one or more synthesis methods (40, 50) for the production of one or more nitrogen-containing synthesis products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: HEINZ ZIMMERMANN, helmut FRITZ, Ernst HAIDEGGER, Rainer KEMPER
  • Publication number: 20200317608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100), in which, with the inclusion of an air-separation method (10), an oxygen-rich substance flow (b) is formed, which is subjected with a methane-rich substance flow (e) to a method for oxidative coupling of methane (20). From a product flow (e) of the method for oxidative coupling of methane (20), a carbon-dioxide-rich substance flow (i) is formed and subjected to a urea-synthesis method (50). A corresponding combined plant also forms the subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: HELMUT FRITZ, Ernst HAIDEGGER, Rainer KEMPER, Heinz ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 10730810
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin having N carbon atoms is proposed in which using a dehydrogenation a process gas is formed which contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms, a paraffin having N carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon having N?1 carbon atoms and in which using at least a portion of the process gas a separation input is formed which is subjected to a low temperature separation in which the separation input is cooled stepwise over a plurality of temperature levels and condensates are separated from the separation input, wherein the condensates are at least partly subjected to a first low temperature rectification to obtain a first gas fraction and a first liquid fraction, wherein the first gas fraction contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms in a lower proportion than in the condensates and the hydrocarbon having N?1 in a higher proportion than in the condensates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Peschel, Andreas Obermeier, Helmut Fritz, Mathieu Zellhuber