Patents by Inventor Kristof Moonen
Kristof Moonen 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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Publication number: 20180303091Abstract: The invention is a herbicidal composition containing an alkanolamine salt of an dicamba capable of remaining as a single phase liquid over a period of at least 1 week and containing low amounts of water and high loadings of the salt. Such herbicidal compositions are capable of remaining liquid in the absence of high amounts of water, thereby enhancing their capacity to remain liquid over an extended period of time when exposed to environmental conditions to improve their effectiveness to transport the active salt through a leafy substrate and can reduce transportation costs by increasing the salt loading without compromising the stability of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Jim Van Durme, Michael Schmidt, Karen Mollet, Kristof Moonen, Peter Roose
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Publication number: 20180303092Abstract: The invention generally involves combining specialty amines with herbicidal carboxylic acids to form a new generation of salts with improved characteristics. The salts contain a cation of an amine and an anion of a carboxylic acid herbicide. The amine is advantageously selected from mono-isobutylamine (MIBA), N-methylaminoethanol (MMEA), dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA), 2-dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE), methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), and 1,2-diaminopropane (1,2-DAP). The amine-herbicide combinations may possess one or more improved characteristics, including maximum loading, wettability, drift, viscosity, and volatilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Karen Mollet, Michael Schmidt, Kristof Moonen, Peter Roose, Jim Van Durme
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Patent number: 9992994Abstract: The invention relates to agrochemical compositions comprising new biodegradable bisaminopropylamides of formula (I) or of formula (II) and to their uses in detergent compositions. In the agrochemical compositions the bisaminopropylamides act as adjuvant for the agrochemically active compounds such as pesticides, growth regulators or fertilizers.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kurt Buyse, Kristof Moonen
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Publication number: 20180057445Abstract: Processes and systems for producing N-vinyl carboxylic acid amides are provided herein. According to some aspects of the present invention, a process for producing an N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide is described that eliminates interim solids handling steps during formation of the intermediate compounds, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing cost. The processes and system described herein may be used for the synthesis of N-vinylformamide and its intermediates, including 1-hydroxyethylformamide and 1-alkoxyethylformamide, or for the synthesis of N-methyl,N-vinylformamide and its intermediates, including N-methyl,1-hydroxyethylformamide and N-methyl,1alkoxyethylformamide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kim Dumoleijn, Kristof Moonen, Alexis Henricot, Cai Xing Simon Han
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Patent number: 9834734Abstract: Disclosed is a process for deacidising a non-aqueous feed comprising one of H2S, CO2, COS, CS2, disulphides and/or mercaptans, comprising a. an absorption step contacting the feed in countercurrent with an aqueous absorbent solution, forming a product reduced in the acid compounds and a liquid absorbent solution enriched with acid compounds, b. a regeneration step treating the enriched solution from step a) to release acid compound, thereby forming a lean absorbent solution and a stream containing the acid compound, and c. recycling at least part of the lean solution from step b) to step a), characterised in that step a) is performed at a pressure of at least 5.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Taminco BVBAInventors: Robin Matton, Bart Vandeputte, Kristof Moonen, Klaas Victor
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Publication number: 20170342019Abstract: Disclosed is a process for performing a chemical reaction selected from reductive amination and hydrogenation of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, wherein the halogen atom is selected from the list consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one metal from the list of Pd, Rh, and Ru, together with at least a second metal from the list consisting of Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Cu and Au. The process is preferably applied for the reductive amination of 2-chloro-benzaldehyde to form 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, as an intermediate in the production of agrochemically active compounds and microbiocides of the methoximinophenylglyoxylic ester series.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Bart Vandeputte, Daan Scheldeman, Kim Dumoleijn
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Publication number: 20170320812Abstract: Disclosed is a process for performing a reductive amination of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, wherein the halogen atom is selected from the list consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one metal from the list of Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, and Ru, and in absence of any catalytic amount of any second metal from the list consisting of Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Bi, Cu, Au, and combinations thereof. The process is preferably applied for the reductive amination of 2-chloro-benzaldehyde to form 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, as an intermediate in the production of active agrochemical compounds and microbicides of the methoximinophenylglyoxylic ester series.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Kim Dumoleijn, Laura Prati, Alberto Villa
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Publication number: 20170129847Abstract: Disclosed is a process for performing a reductive amination of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, in the presence of hydrogen, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a catalyst, wherein the presence of the nitrogen-containing compound, expressed in a molar ratio relative to the first functional group in the organic feed substrate, at least during the reaction as long as the conversion of the organic feed substrate has not yet reached 80%, is maintained below a level of 1.3. Further disclosed is a composition of the invention comprising at least 98.0% wt of 2-chloro-benzyl-dimethylamine, at most 0.60% wt of the meso-o-Cl-BDMA dimer and at least 1 ppm wt of the (+/?)-o-Cl-BDMA dimer and any use therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Kim Dumoleijn, Kristof Weyne, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr., Zhufang Liu
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Publication number: 20170129848Abstract: A method for the stabilization of an aqueous choline hydroxide solution includes, optionally adding a first stabilizer of a dithionite salt and/or a dialkylhydroxylamine to an aqueous solution containing reactants that will produce an aqueous choline hydroxide solution; and after the aqueous choline hydroxide solution is formed, adding a second stabilizer which comprises a dialkylhydroxylamine to the aqueous choline hydroxide solution. The stabilized choline hydroxide solution may include choline hydroxide, water, and a dialkylhydroxylamine and optionally a dithionite salt as a stabilizer present in an amount of from about 50 ppm to less than about 5000 ppm by weight relative to the total weight of the stabilized choline hydroxide solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Michael David Gernon
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Publication number: 20170121275Abstract: A method for the stabilization of an aqueous choline hydroxide solution includes, optionally adding a first stabilizer of a dithionite salt and/or a dialkylhydroxylamine to an aqueous solution containing reactants that will produce an aqueous choline hydroxide solution; and after the aqueous choline hydroxide solution is formed, adding a second stabilizer which comprises a dialkylhydroxylamine to the aqueous choline hydroxide solution. The stabilized choline hydroxide solution may include choline hydroxide, water, and a dialkylhydroxylamine and optionally a dithionite salt as a stabilizer present in an amount of from about 50 ppm to less than about 5000 ppm by weight relative to the total weight of the stabilized choline hydroxide solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Michael David Gernon
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Publication number: 20170081604Abstract: Disclosed is a process for deacidising a non-aqueous feed comprising one of H2S, CO2, COS, CS2, disulphides and/or mercaptans, comprising a. an absorption step contacting the feed in countercurrent with an aqueous absorbent solution, forming a product reduced in the acid compounds and a liquid absorbent solution enriched with acid compounds, b. a regeneration step treating the enriched solution from step a) to release acid compound, thereby forming a lean absorbent solution and a stream containing the acid compound, and c. recycling at least part of the lean solution from step b) to step a), characterised in that step a) is performed at a pressure of at least 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Robin Matton, Bart Vandeputte, Kristof Moonen, Klaas Victor
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Patent number: 9527799Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of choline hydroxide includes reacting at a temperature above 30.0° C. ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water in the presence of an aqueous medium in such amounts as to form a diluted choline hydroxide solution having a choline hydroxide concentration of less than 40 wt % and removing at least a portion of the aqueous medium from the diluted choline hydroxide solution to form a concentrated aqueous choline hydroxide solution having a choline hydroxide concentration which is at least 1.05 times the choline hydroxide concentration of the diluted choline hydroxide solution. The process allows for large scale, continuous production of concentrated aqueous choline hydroxide solutions of good quality under economically advantaged consumption factors for ethylene oxide.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: TamincoInventors: Kristof Moonen, Dieter Ulrichts, Daan Scheldeman
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Publication number: 20160207874Abstract: Disclosed is a process for performing a chemical reaction selected from reductive amination and hydrogenation of a first functional group in an organic feed substrate, which feed substrate comprises at least one further functional group containing a halogen atom, wherein the halogen atom is selected from the list consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, and combinations thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one metal from the list of Pd, Rh, and Ru, together with at least a second metal from the list consisting of Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Cu and Au. The process is preferably applied for the reductive amination of 2-chloro-benzaldehyde to form 2-chloro-benzyldimethylamine, as an intermediate in the production of agrochemically active compounds and microbiocides of the methoximinophenylglyoxylic ester series.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Taminco BVBAInventors: Kristof Moonen, Bart Vandeputte, Daan Scheldeman, Kim Dumoleijn
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Publication number: 20160068476Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of choline hydroxide includes reacting at a temperature above 30.0° C. ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water in the presence of an aqueous medium in such amounts as to form a diluted choline hydroxide solution having a choline hydroxide concentration of less than 40 wt % and removing at least a portion of the aqueous medium from the diluted choline hydroxide solution to form a concentrated aqueous choline hydroxide solution having a choline hydroxide concentration which is at least 1.05 times the choline hydroxide concentration of the diluted choline hydroxide solution. The process allows for large scale, continuous production of concentrated aqueous choline hydroxide solutions of good quality under economically advantaged consumption factors for ethylene oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: TAMINCOInventors: Kristof MOONEN, Dieter ULRICHTS, Daan SCHELDEMAN
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Patent number: 9216944Abstract: A continuous process for the production of choline hydroxide includes reacting ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water in a reaction zone to form a reaction mixture and extracting heat from the reaction mixture. Subsequently, phase separation of the reaction mixture is induced to obtain a choline hydroxide phase and an organic liquid phase comprising trimethylamine. A choline hydroxide solution (e.g., at a concentration of about 40% to 50% by weight, based on total weight of the choline hydroxide solution) is obtained from the choline hydroxide phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: TAMINCOInventors: Kristof Moonen, Dieter Ulrichts, Daan Scheldeman
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Publication number: 20150057375Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the use of pyrrolidones selected from the group consisting of N-n-butylpyrrolidone, N-isobutylpyrrolidone, N-t-butylpyrrolidone, N-n-pentylpyrrolidone, N-(methyl-substituted butyl)pyrrolidones, ring-methyl-substituted N-propyl and N-butyl pyrrolidones and N-(methoxypropyl) pyrrolidone as replacement solvents in specific applications wherein N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (NEP), N,N-dimethyl acetamide (DMAc), and/or dimethyl formamide (DMF) is the appropriate solvent to be used. The invention is also concerned with a solvent comprising NMP, NEP, DMAc, or DMF and one or more pyrrolidones selected from said group, as well as a solvent comprising a second solvent, which is a replacement solvent for NMP, NEP, DMAc, or DMF and one or more selected from said group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: TAMINCOInventors: Bart Vandeputte, Kristof Moonen, Peter Roose
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Publication number: 20150031917Abstract: A continuous process for the production of choline hydroxide includes reacting ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water in a reaction zone to form a reaction mixture and extracting heat from the reaction mixture. Subsequently, phase separation of the s reaction mixture is induced to obtain a choline hydroxide phase and an organic liquid phase comprising trimethylamine. A choline hydroxide solution (e.g., at a concentration of about 40% to 50% by weight, based on total weight of the choline hydroxide solution) is obtained from the choline hydroxide phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: TAMINCOInventors: Kristof Moonen, Dieter Ulrichts, Daan Scheldeman
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Patent number: 8916214Abstract: A process is described for obtaining free flowable, carrier free powders from aqueous solutions of deliquescent quaternary ammonium compounds in a two step process, comprising a drying and a powder mixing step. The excellent free-flowing and stability characteristics of the final product could only be obtained when among possible other additives at least one univalent metal fatty acid salt is added to the liquid phase in the drying step and at least one multivalent metal fatty acid salt in the powder mixing step. A surprising synergy was observed between these additives when applied as described in the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Taminco N.V.Inventors: Kristof Moonen, Daan Scheldeman
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Publication number: 20140361217Abstract: A method for the stabilization of an aqueous choline hydroxide solution includes optionally, adding a first stabilizer of a dithionite salt or a dialkylhydroxylamine to an aqueous solution containing reactants that will produce an aqueous choline hydroxide solution; and after the aqueous choline hydroxide solution is formed, adding a second stabilizer of a dithionite salt or a dialkylhydroxylamine to the aqueous choline hydroxide solution. The stabilized choline hydroxide solution may include choline hydroxide, water, and a dithionite salt and/or a dialkylhydroxylamine as a stabilizer present in an amount of about 100 ppm to about 2000 ppm by weight of the stabilized choline hydroxide solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: TAMINCOInventors: Kristof Moonen, Michael D. Gernon
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Publication number: 20140329184Abstract: A method for the stabilization of an aqueous choline hydroxide solution includes, optionally adding a first stabilizer of a dithionite salt and/or a dialkylhydroxylamine to an aqueous solution containing reactants that will produce an aqueous choline hydroxide solution; and after the aqueous choline hydroxide solution is formed, adding a second stabilizer which comprises a dialkylhydroxylamine to the aqueous choline hydroxide solution. The stabilized choline hydroxide solution may include choline hydroxide, water, and a dialkylhydroxylamine and optionally a dithionite salt as a stabilizer present in an amount of from about 50 ppm to less than about 5000 ppm by weight relative to the total weight of the stabilized choline hydroxide solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: TAMINCOInventors: Kristof Moonen, Michael David Gernon