Patents by Inventor Hulisani Maumela
Hulisani Maumela 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: 9487456Abstract: A process for the tetramerisation of ethylene under solution phase conditions is carried out in the presence of an activated catalyst at a temperature above 80° C. and up to a temperature of about 130° C. The activated catalyst is provided by combining a source of chromium, a ligating compound, which ligating compound includes at least one fluorine substituted hydrocarbyl group, organoheteryl group, or heterohydrocarbyl group, and optionally a catalyst activator or combination of catalyst activators.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITEDInventors: Matthew James Overett, Munaka Christopher Maumela, Moses Mokgolela Mogorosi, Hulisani Maumela, Molise Stephen Mokhadinyana
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Publication number: 20150087873Abstract: A process for the tetramerisation of ethylene under solution phase conditions is carried out in the presence of an activated catalyst at a temperature above 80° C. and up to a temperature of about 130° C. The activated catalyst is provided by combining a source of chromium, a ligating compound, which ligating compound includes at least one fluorine substituted hydrocarbyl group, organoheteryl group, or heterohydrocarbyl group, and optionally a catalyst activator or combination of catalyst activators.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Matthew James Overett, Munaka Christopher Maumela, Moses Mokgolela Mogorosi, Hulisani Maumela, Molise Stephen Mokhadinyana
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Patent number: 8461406Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a process for producing an oligomeric product by the oligomerisation of at least one olefinic compound including: A) providing an activated oligomerisation catalyst comprising the combination of: i) a source of a transition metal; ii) a ligating compound of the formula (R1)mX1(Y)X2(R2)n iii) a metal containing activator; and (iv) at least one olefinic compound; B) diluting the activated oligomerisation catalyst of A with an introduced liquid medium; and C) contacting the at least one olefinic compound to be oligomerised with the diluted activated catalyst of B to produce an oligomeric product.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Sasol Technology (PTY) LimitedInventors: Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Esna Killian, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Annette Bollmann, John Thomas Dixon
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Patent number: 8367786Abstract: This invention relates to the oligomerisation of olefinic compounds in the presence of an oligomerisation catalyst activated in two stages by two catalyst activators According to the invention there is provided a process for activating an oligomerisation catalyst by contacting the catalyst with i) a first activator component selected from the group consisting of the aluminoxanes and a mixture of at least one aluminoxane and at least one organylaluminium compound, and ii) a second activator component which is an organylaluminium compound, the process being characterised therein that the oligomerisation catalyst is first contacted with one of the first activator component or second activator component, and the resulting mixture is thereafter contacted with the other of the first activator component or second activator component.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Sasol Technology (PTY) LimitedInventors: John Thomas Dixon, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Palesa Nongodlwana, Johannes Alexander Willemse
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Patent number: 8076523Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the oligomerization of at least one olefinic compound in the form of an olefin or a compound including art olefinic moiety by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with at least two different catalysis, namely a tetramerization catalyst and a further oligomerization catalyst. The tetramerization catalyst comprises a combination of a source of a transition metal and a ligating compound of the formula (R1)mX1(Y)X2(R2)n. The invention also relates to an oligomerization catalyst comprising the combination of (i) source of transition metal for both a tetramerization catalyst and a trimerization catalyst; (ii) a ligating compound for a tetramerization catalyst: (iii) a different ligating compound for a trimerization catalyst: and (iv) optionally an activator.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Sasol Technology (PTY) LimitedInventors: Annette Bollmann, Hulisani Maumela, Kevin Blann
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Publication number: 20100240847Abstract: This invention relates to the oligomerisation of olefinic compounds in the presence of an oligomerisation catalyst activated in two stages by two catalyst activators According to the invention there is provided a process for activating an oligomerisation catalyst by contacting the catalyst with i) a first activator component selected from the group consisting of the aluminoxanes and a mixture of at least one aluminoxane and at least one organylaluminium compound, and ii) a second activator component which is an organylaluminium compound, the process being characterised therein that the oligomerisation catalyst is first contacted with one of the first activator component or second activator component, and the resulting mixture is thereafter contacted with the other of the first activator component or second activator componentType: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Palesa Nongodlwana
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Publication number: 20100222622Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a process for producing an oligomeric product by the oligomerisation of at least one olefinic compound including: A) providing an activated oligomerisation catalyst comprising the combination of: i) a source of a transition metal; ii) a ligating compound of the formula (R1)mX1(Y)X2(R2)n iii) a metal containing activator; and (iv) at least one olefinic compound; B) diluting the activated oligomerisation catalyst of A with an introduced liquid medium; and C) contacting the at least one olefinic compound to be oligomerised with the diluted activated catalyst of B to produce an oligomeric product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Matthew James Overett, Kevin Blann, Esna Killian, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Annette Bollmann, John Thomas Dixon
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Patent number: 7554001Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerization of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is sulfur and at least two heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerization of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms of which at least one is a sulfur atom. The ligand may also contain, in addition to sulfur, at least one nitrogen or phosphorous heteroatom.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd.Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Peter Wasserscheid, David Shane McGuinness, Fiona Millicent Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Hedley Morgan, Annette Bollman
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Patent number: 7525009Abstract: The invention describes a process for trimerisation olefins, which process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system which includes a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand and wherein the trimer is an olefin and wherein the heteroatomic ligand is described by the following general formula (R)nA-B-C(R)m.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) LimitedInventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Thomas Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Millicent Hess, Stefanus Otto, Matthew James Overett
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Patent number: 7511183Abstract: The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Sasol Technology (PTY) LimitedInventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Thomas Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Millicent Hess, Stefanus Otto, Lana Pepler, Hamdani Ahmed Mahomed, Matthew James Overett
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Publication number: 20080200744Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is sulfur and at least two heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms of which at least one is a sulfur atom. The ligand may also contain, in addition to sulfur, at least one nitrogen or phosphorous heteroatom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: Sasol Technology (PTY) LTD.Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Peter Wasserscheid, David Shane McGuinness, Fiona Millicent Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Hedley Morgan, Annette Bollman
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Patent number: 7361623Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is nitrogen and at least two heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heroatomic ligand for an oligomerization of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms. At least one heteroatom may be nitrogen and at least 2 heteroatoms may not be the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd.Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Jacobus Johannes Cronje Grove, Peter Wasserscheid, David Shane McGuinness, Fiona Millicent Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Hedley Morgan, Annette Bollman
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Publication number: 20080039600Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the oligomerisation of at least one olefinic compound in the form of an olefin or a compound including an olefinic moiety by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with at least two different catalysts, namely a tetramerisation catalyst and a further oligomerisation catalyst. The tetramerisation catalyst comprises a combination of a source of a transition metal; and a ligating compound of the formula (R1)mX1(Y)X2(R2)n.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Annette Bollmann, Hulisani Maumela, Kevin Blann
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Patent number: 7300904Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is sulfur and at least 2 heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms of which at least one is a sulfur atom. The ligand may also contain, in addition to sulfur, at least one nitrogen or phosphorous heteroatom.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd.Inventors: John Thomas Dixon, Peter Wasserscheid, David Shane McGuinness, Fiona Millicent Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Hedley Morgan, Annette Bollman
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Patent number: 7297832Abstract: The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Sasol Technology (PTY) LimitedInventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Thomas Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Hedley Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Millicent Hess, Stefanus Otto, Matthew James Overett, Michael James Green
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Publication number: 20060229480Abstract: The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Hess, Stefanus Otto, Lana Pepler, Hamdani Mahomed, Matthew Overett
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Publication number: 20060211903Abstract: The invention describes a process for trimerisation olefins, which process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system which includes a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand and wherein the trimer is an olefin and wherein the heteroatomic ligand is described by the following general formula (R)nA-B-C(R)m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: September 21, 2006Inventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Hess, Stefanus Otto, Matthew overett
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Publication number: 20060173226Abstract: The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Kevin Blann, Annette Bollmann, John Dixon, Arno Neveling, David Morgan, Hulisani Maumela, Esna Killian, Fiona Hess, Stefanus Otto, Matthew Overett, Michael Green
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Publication number: 20050131262Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is sulfur and at least 2 heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms of which at least one is a sulfur atom. The ligand may also contain, in addition to sulfur, at least one nitrogen or phosphorous heteroatom.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: John Dixon, Peter Wasserscheid, David McGuinness, Fiona Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Morgan, Annnette Bollman
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Publication number: 20050119516Abstract: The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is nitrogen and at least two heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a multidentate mixed heroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms. At least one heteroatom may be nitrogen and at least 2 heteroatoms may not be the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: John Dixon, Jacobus Grove, Peter Wasserscheid, David McGuinness, Fiona Hess, Hulisani Maumela, David Morgan, Annette Bollman