Patents by Inventor Marc-Christoph Schneider

Marc-Christoph Schneider 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).

  • Method for dehumidifying humid gas mixtures using ionic liquids
    Patent number: 10500540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture. The invention further relates to an apparatus for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture and to the use of said apparatus in the process according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier Zehnacker, Xinming Wang, Benjamin Willy, Rolf Schneider, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • METHOD FOR DEHUMIDIFYING HUMID GAS MIXTURES USING IONIC LIQUIDS
    Publication number: 20180169572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture. The invention further relates to an apparatus for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture and to the use of said apparatus in the process according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier ZEHNACKER, Xinming WANG, Benjamin WILLY, Rolf SCHNEIDER, Marc-Christoph SCHNEIDER
  • ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP AND SORBENT FOR AN ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP COMPRISING METHANESULFONIC ACID
    Publication number: 20180135894
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of methanesulphonic acid as sorption medium in an absorption heat pump; a sorption medium for an absorption heat pump which comprises methanesulphonic acid and an ionic liquid; and an absorption heat pump having an absorber, a desorber, a condenser, an evaporator and a working medium comprising a volatile refrigerant and a sorption medium, wherein the sorption medium comprises methanesulphonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier Zehnacker, Rolf Schneider, Marc-Christoph Schneider, Matthias Seiler, Xinming Wang
  • METHOD OF PURIFYING AN IONIC LIQUID AND METHOD OF DEHUMIDIFYING AIR
    Publication number: 20160175766
    Abstract: Ionic liquids of the structure Q+A?, in which Q+ is a 1,3-dialkylimidazolium ion, in which the alkyl groups, independently of one another, are linear C1-C4-alkyl groups and A? is the anion of an acid HA with a pKa of less than 3, can be purified by desorption of volatile compounds at a temperature of 100 to 200° C. and a pressure of at most 100 mbar over a period of at least 0.1 h and be used for dehumidifying air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier Zehnacker, Benjamin Willy, Xinming Wang, Rolf Schneider, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP AND SORBENT FOR AN ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP COMPRISING METHANESULFONIC ACID
    Publication number: 20150308720
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of methanesulphonic acid as sorption medium in an absorption heat pump; a sorption medium for an absorption heat pump which comprises methanesulphonic acid and an ionic liquid; and an absorption heat pump having an absorber, a desorber, a condenser, an evaporator and a working medium comprising a volatile refrigerant and a sorption medium, wherein the sorption medium comprises methanesulphonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Olivier ZEHNACKER, Rolf SCHNEIDER, Marc-Christoph SCHNEIDER, Matthias SEILER, Xinming WANG
  • Operating medium for an absorption refrigeration device
    Patent number: 8696928
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating medium for an absorption refrigeration device, comprising 5 to 30 wt % water and 65 to 95 wt % of a sorption agent comprising lithium bromide and at least one ionic liquid and wherein the sorption agent comprises ionic liquid and lithium bromide in a weight ratio of 0.5:1 to 5:1, having a lower friction coefficient compared to an operating medium comprising water and lithium bromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Seiler, Rolf Schneider, Olivier Zehnacker, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • WORKING MEDIUM FOR ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS
    Publication number: 20130219949
    Abstract: A working medium comprising at least one refrigerant, at least one monohydric aliphatic alcohol having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one ionic liquid composed of at least one organic cation and at least one anion shows an improved efficiency COP in an absorption heat pump compared to working media which do not contain an alcohol having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Seiler, Rolf Schneider, Olivier Zehnacker, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP WITH SORBENT COMPRISING LITHIUM CHLORIDE AND AN ORGANIC CHLORIDE SALT
    Publication number: 20130031930
    Abstract: An absorption heat pump with a sorbent which comprises lithium chloride and at least one salt Q+Cl? with an organic cation Q+ and the shared anion chloride, the organic cation Q+ having a molar mass of not more than 200 g/mol, exhibits an improved degassing range of the working medium composed of refrigerant and sorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Seiler, Olivier Zehnacker, Rolf Schneider, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP WITH SORBENT COMPRISING A LITHIUM SALT AND AN ORGANIC SALT WITH THE SAME ANION
    Publication number: 20130031931
    Abstract: An absorption heat pump with a sorbent comprising a lithium salt and at least one organic salt with an organic cation Q+, the lithium salt and organic salt having the same anion, the anion having a molar mass of not more than 200 g/mol and not being halide, and the organic cation Q+ having a molar mass of not more than 200 g/mol, exhibits an improved degassing range of the working medium composed of refrigerant and sorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Seiler, Rolf Schneider, Olivier Zehnacker, Marc-Christoph Schneider
  • OPERATING MEDIUM FOR AN ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120247144
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating medium for an absorption refrigeration device, comprising 5 to 30 wt % water and 65 to 95 wt % of a sorption agent comprising lithium bromide and at least one ionic liquid and wherein the sorption agent comprises ionic liquid and lithium bromide in a weight ratio of 0.5:1 to 5:1, having a lower friction coefficient compared to an operating medium comprising water and lithium bromide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GbmH
    Inventors: Matthias Seiler, Rolf Schneider, Olivier Zehnacker, Marc-Christoph Schneider