Patents by Inventor Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts
Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts 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: 10814310Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous titanium stannate silicate with the general formula: Mv+wTixSiySnzO2x+2y+2z+0.5vw, wherein M is proton, ammonium, a metal or a mixture of metals, wherein v is the valence of M being a positive integer, and wherein x, y, z and w are molar ratios: x is 1, y is from 0.01 to 99, z is from 0.01 to 99, and w is from 0.01 to 50. The described titanium stannate silicates are particularly useful in catalysis and adsorption.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: BASF CORPORATIONInventor: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts
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Publication number: 20190368046Abstract: The invention is directed to a body comprising oxides of lanthanides, in particular holmium oxide (Ho2O3), which are supported on a sulphur containing carbon based particle and to a process for producing said body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Irene Wagemaker, Pieter Hildegardus Berben, Maik Schlesinger, Johannes Franciscus Wilhelmus Nijsen
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Patent number: 10286390Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of an amorphous silicate of at least one metal from the Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements with a total pore volume of at least 0.3 mL/g. The method of preparation involves the use of pore shaping conditions, which can be the use of a pore shaper and optionally an increased precipitation temperature, e.g. at least 60° C. The silicate of the invention is especially suitable in catalytic reactions such as esterifications, Michael additions, transesterifications, (ep)oxidations, hydroxylations, or in absorbance of small inorganic and organic molecules e.g. CO2 or aromatic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: BASE CorporationInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker
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Publication number: 20180015447Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of an amorphous silicate of at least one metal from the Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements with a total pore volume of at least 0.3 mL/g. The method of preparation involves the use of pore shaping conditions, which can be the use of a pore shaper and optionally an increased precipitation temperature, e.g. at least 60° C. The silicate of the invention is especially suitable in catalytic reactions such as esterifications, Michael additions, transesteritications, (ep)oxidations, hydroxylations, or in absorbance of small inorganic and organic molecules e.g. CO2 or aromatic compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker
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Patent number: 9764315Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of an amorphous silicate of at least one metal from the Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements with a total pore volume of at least 0.3 mL/g. The method of preparation involves the use of pore shaping conditions, which can be the use of a pore shaper and optionally an increased precipitation temperature, e.g. at least 60° C. The silicate of the invention is especially suitable in catalytic reactions such as esterifications, Michael additions, transesterifications, (ep)oxidations, hydroxylations, or in adsorbance of small inorganic and organic molecules e.g. CO2 or aromatic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker
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Patent number: 9579635Abstract: The invention is in the field of modified carbon products. More in particular, the invention is in the field of graphitized activated carbon bodies. The invention is directed to carbon bodies and ferromagnetic carbon bodies, the production of these bodies from activated carbon, and the applications of the carbon bodies and ferromagnetic carbon bodies, for instance in water treatment and in electrochemical applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: BASF CORPORATIONInventors: Jacobus Hoekstra, Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker, John Wilhelm Geus, Leonardus Wijnand Jenneskens
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Publication number: 20160067693Abstract: The invention provides a method for the preparation of an amorphous silicate of at least one metal from the Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements with a total pore volume of at least 0.3 mL/g. The method of preparation involves the use of pore shaping conditions, which can be the use of a pore shaper and optionally an increased precipitation temperature, e.g. at least 60° C. The silicate of the invention is especially suitable in catalytic reactions such as esterifications, Michael additions, transesterifications, (ep)oxidations, hydroxylations, or in adsorbance of small inorganic and organic molecules e.g. CO2 or aromatic compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: BASF CORPORATIONInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker
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Publication number: 20160067677Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous titanium stannate silicate with the general formula: Mv+wTixSiySnzO2x+2y+2z+0.5vw, wherein M is proton, ammonium, a metal or a mixture of metals, wherein v is the valence of M being a positive integer, and wherein x, y, z and w are molar ratios: x is 1, y is from 0.01 to 99, z is from 0.01 to 99, and w is from 0.01 to 50. The described titanium stannate silicates are particularly useful in catalysis and adsorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventor: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts
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Publication number: 20150328621Abstract: The invention is in the field of modified carbon products. More in particular, the invention is in the field of graphitized activated carbon bodies. The invention is directed to carbon bodies and ferromagnetic carbon bodies, the production of these bodies from activated carbon, and the applications of the carbon bodies and ferromagnetic carbon bodies, for instance in water treatment and in electrochemical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Jacobus Hoekstra, Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Lorianne Wagemaker, John Wilhelm Geus, Leonardus Wijnand Jenneskens
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Patent number: 8981136Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making esters, in particular biodiesel, using heterogeneous catalysts. The invention provides a process for making biodiesel, in particular FAME, which process is versatile and robust. The process of the invention can be carried out continuously, in particular in a fixed bed reactor or a slurry reactor and may be operated in a continuous fashion. In accordance with the invention, the transesterification reaction of triglycerides is carried out using a heterogeneous catalyst that comprises a Group 4 silicate and less than 3 wt. % Na in the presence of at least one acid compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: BASF CorporationInventor: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts
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Publication number: 20140364637Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making esters, in particular biodiesel, using heterogeneous catalysts. The invention provides a process for making biodiesel, in particular FAME, which process is versatile and robust. The process of the invention can be carried out continuously, in particular in a fixed bed reactor or a slurry reactor and may be operated in a continuous fashion. In accordance with the invention, the transesterification reaction of triglycerides is carried out using a heterogeneous catalyst that comprises a Group 4 silicate and less than 3 wt. % Na in the presence of at least one acid compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: BASF CORPORATIONInventor: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts
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Patent number: 7678279Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one metal compound and/or a component thereof from a mixture, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate comprising the heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion and the metal compound and/or a component thereof. The present invention further relates to a process for the purification of a mixture containing at least one metal compound, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate that is substantially insoluble in the said reaction mixture and recovering the reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLCInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Pieter Hildegardus Berben
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Publication number: 20090114600Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one metal compound and/or a component thereof from a mixture, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate comprising the heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion and the metal compound and/or a component thereof. The present invention further relates to a process for the purification of a mixture containing at least one metal compound, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate that is substantially insoluble in the said reaction mixture and recovering the reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: BASF CATALYSTS LLCInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Pieter Hildegardus Berben
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Patent number: 7481938Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one metal compound and/or a component thereof from a mixture, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate comprising the heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion and the metal compound and/or a component thereof. The present invention further relates to a process for the purification of a mixture containing at least one metal compound, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate that is substantially insoluble in the said reaction mixture and recovering the reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2003Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLCInventors: Jim Aloysius Maria Brandts, Pieter Hildegardus Berben