Patents by Inventor Jan Benedikt METTERNICH

Jan Benedikt METTERNICH 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: 20230271904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of C9 aldehydes. The process according to the invention is performed in two consecutive hydrogenation stages, wherein the first hydrogenation stage employs an activated metal catalyst based on a nickel metal foam and the second stage employs a supported catalyst containing a catalytically active component from the group consisting of nickel, copper, chromium and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANKE, Meike ROOS, Horst-Werner ZANTHOFF, Julia BAUER, Christoph WEBER, Andrea HEINROTH, Jan Benedikt METTERNICH
  • Publication number: 20230271903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of C4 to C20 aldehydes. The process according to the invention is performed in two consecutive hydrogenation stages, wherein the first hydrogenation stage employs an activated metal catalyst based on a nickel metal foam and the second stage employs a supported catalyst containing a catalytically active component from the group consisting of nickel, copper, chromium and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANKE, Meike ROOS, Horst-Werner ZANTHOFF, Julia BAUER, Christoph WEBER, Andrea HEINROTH, Jan Benedikt METTERNICH
  • Publication number: 20230271902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of C13 aldehydes. The process according to the invention is performed in two consecutive hydrogenation stages, wherein the first hydrogenation stage employs an activated metal catalyst based on a nickel metal foam and the second stage employs a supported catalyst containing a catalytically active component from the group consisting of nickel, copper, chromium and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANKE, Meike ROOS, Horst-Werner ZANTHOFF, Julia BAUER, Christoph WEBER, Andrea HEINROTH, Jan Benedikt METTERNICH