Patents by Inventor Markus Winterberg
Markus Winterberg 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: 20140194648Abstract: Process for producing 2-ethylheptanoic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Christian Boeing, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Markus Winterberg, Michael Grass, Andreas Gevers, Hinnerk Gordon Becker
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Publication number: 20140087940Abstract: The present invention relates to mixed oxide compositions, to the use thereof as a catalyst for cleavage of alkyl tert-alkyl ethers or tertiary alcohols, and to a process for cleaving alkyl tert-alkyl ethers or tertiary alcohols to isoolefins and alcohol or water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Christian Böing, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Asli Nau, Horst-Werner Zanthoff, Thomas Quandt, Christian Schulze Isfort
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Publication number: 20140088226Abstract: Dianhydrohexitol diesters of 2-ethylheptanoic acidType: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Andreas Gevers, Hinnerk Becker, Michael Grass, Markus Winterberg, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Christian Boeing
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Patent number: 8633345Abstract: A process for preparing isobutene including cleaving a mixture obtained from an MTBE-containing feedstock and/or an MTBE-containing stream, affording a stream of reaction products consisting of isobutene, methanol, MTBE and by-products, the latter consisting of a1) high boilers having a boiling range above 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; a2) medium boilers having a boiling range of 12 to 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; and a3) low boilers having a boiling range below 12° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; distillatively separating into a stream which contains the isobutene product and low boilers, and a stream which contains MTBE, methanol, medium boilers and high boilers; distillatively separating to obtain an MTBE-containing stream and a methanol-containing high boiler stream; recycling an MTBE-containing stream in which the medium boilers being removed completely or partially before recycling.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Dirk Roettger, Rainer Bukohl, Holger Wiederhold, Walter Luh
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Publication number: 20130303806Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for efficient purification of MTBE-containing mixtures and for preparation of isobutene by cracking of MTBE-containing mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Dirk Roettger, Armin Rix, Reiner Bukohl, Christian Boeing
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Publication number: 20130172641Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the parallel selective hydrogenation of branched and unbranched multiply unsaturated C4-C6-hydrocarbons in olefin-containing hydrocarbon mixtures with minimization of hydrogenation and isomerization of the olefins present in the stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GmbHInventors: Christian Boeing, Markus Winterberg, Tobias Laiblin, Gunnar Schilling, Wolfgang Garstka, Burkard Kreidler, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Reiner Bukohl
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Patent number: 8415520Abstract: The invention is a method for processing a mixture containing water, 3-methyl-1-butane and at least one other methylbutene. The method comprises primary distillation of the mixture, giving a gaseous primary overhead product containing methylbutene and water and a water-free primary bottom product containing 3-methyl-1-butene; condensation of the gaseous primary overhead product so as to give a condensate comprising a liquid aqueous phase and a liquid organic phase; separation of the condensate into a liquid aqueous phase and a liquid organic phase; discharge of the liquid aqueous phase; recirculation of the organic phase to the primary distillation; and finally secondary distillation of the water-free primary bottom product from the primary distillation so as to give a secondary overhead product comprising 3-methyl-1-butene and a secondary bottom product. The secondary overhead product obtained has a purity which enables it to be used directly as monomer or comonomer for preparing polymers or copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Alfred Kaizik, Armin Rix, Michael Grass, Wilfried Bueschken, Marc Becker
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Publication number: 20130030233Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst system composed of: a) a support material selected from at least one of the following materials: silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide and mixed oxides thereof, carbon nanotubes; b) an ionic liquid; c) a catalytically active composition comprising nickel; d) an activator selected from the group of Lewis acids with alkylating properties. Additionally provided is the use of the catalyst systems of the invention in the oligomerization of unsaturated hydrocarbon mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GmbHInventors: Christian Boeing, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Markus Winterberg, Stefan Buchholz, Berthold Melcher, Marco Haumann, Peter Wasserscheid
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Patent number: 8258249Abstract: The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer comprising acrylic acid made by the process comprising the steps of heating an aqueous glycerine solution to form glycerine; transporting the glycerine to the dehydration reactor; dehydrating the glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; gas phase oxidating of the acrolein-comprising dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; working-up the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; and polymerizing the acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; wherein a plurality of gas bubbles is generated and wherein the dehydration occurs at least partially in the liquid phase. The superabsorbent polymer has certain properties for biodegradability and sustainability. Further, at least about 25% of the acrylic acid is based on glycerine.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Evonik Stockhausen GmbHInventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
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Publication number: 20120149549Abstract: The invention relates to a process for regenerating catalysts containing mixed oxides from the group of alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal oxides, aluminium oxide and silicon oxide, characterized in that the regeneration comprises the following features: i) treatment of the catalyst in situ, ii) contacting of the catalyst with water, iii) treatment of the catalyst within a temperature range from 100 to 400° C., iv) treatment of the catalyst within a pressure range from 0.1 to 2 MPa, v) treatment of the catalyst over a period of 0.1 to 24 h, vi) treatment of the catalyst with a specific catalyst hourly space velocity of 0.1 to 100 h?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Christian Boeing, Dirk Roettger, Reiner Bukohl, Markus Winterberg, Dietrich Maschmeyer
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Publication number: 20120142985Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing isobutene by cracking MTBE, wherein the following steps are carried out: a) MTBE synthesis; reacting isobutene-containing hydrocarbon mixtures (II) with methanol (III), contained in one or more methanol-containing streams (VIII, IX), on acidic ion exchangers obtaining a stream (IV) containing MTBE and TBA, b) MTBE separation; separating a stream (V) containing MTBE and TBA from stream (IV) by means of distillation, c) MTBE cracking; cracking the stream (V) on a heterogenic catalyst in the gas phase, thus obtaining a stream (VI) which contains at least isobutene, methanol, MTBE, water, and optionally TBA, d) isobutene separation; separating the stream (VI) by means of distillation, thus obtaining a stream (VII) containing more than 50 mass % of the amounts of methanol, TBA, and water contained in stream (VI), and a stream (XVII) containing isobutene, e) water separation; separating, water from the stream (VII) to below 1 mass % by means of distillation, thus obtaType: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Dirk Roettger, Armin Rix, Reiner Bukohl, Walter Luh, Holger Wiederhold, Gunnar Schilling, Christian Boeing
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Publication number: 20120136190Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing 3-methyl-1-butene by dehydration of 3-methyl-1-butanol over an aluminium-containing oxide in the temperature range from 200 to 450° C. in the gas phase or mixed liquid/gas phase, characterized in that an aluminium-containing oxide having a predominantly mesoporous pore structure whose: a) relative proportion of macropores is less than 15%; b) distribution of the pore diameter has a monomodal maximum in the range of mesopores from 3.6 to 50 nm; c) average pore diameter of all pores is in the range of mesopores and macropores from 5 to 20 nm; d) composition comprises more than 80% of gamma-aluminium oxide, is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GmbHInventors: Alfred Kaizik, Thomas Quandt, Michael Grass, Markus Winterberg, Wilfried Bueschken
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Publication number: 20120136186Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing low-odor n-butane by catalytic hydrogenation of a feed mixture. The aim of the invention is to provide such a method, wherein the feed material, in addition to n-butane, n-butene and up to 1 mass % formic acid and/or up to 1 mass % pentanals and/or up to 0.5 mass % pentanols, also comprises carbon monoxide. The aim is achieved by treating the feed mixture in the temperature range of 15 to 120° C. with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide in the concentration range of 0.5 to 30 mass % and subsequently subjecting the feed mixture to the catalytic hydrogenation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GMBHInventors: Hans-Gerd Lueken, Alfred Kaizik, Markus Winterberg, Wilfried Büschken, Drik Fridag
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Publication number: 20120116140Abstract: The invention is a method for processing a mixture containing water, 3-methyl-1-butene and at least one other methylbutene. The method comprises primary distillation of the mixture, giving a gaseous primary overhead product containing methylbutene and water and a water-free primary bottom product containing 3-methyl-1-butene; condensation of the gaseous primary overhead product so as to give a condensate comprising a liquid aqueous phase and a liquid organic phase; separation of the condensate into a liquid aqueous phase and a liquid organic phase; discharge of the liquid aqueous phase; recirculation of the organic phase to the primary distillation; and finally secondary distillation of the water-free primary bottom product from the primary distillation so as to give a secondary overhead product comprising 3-methyl-1-butene and a secondary bottom product. The secondary overhead product obtained has a purity which enables it to be used directly as monomer or comonomer for preparing polymers or copolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GMBHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Alfred Kaizik, Armin Rix, Michael Grass, Wilfried Bueschken, Marc Becker
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Patent number: 7968758Abstract: A process for the dissociation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), which includes at least a) catalytic dissociation of MTBE which is present in two streams I and VII over a catalyst to give a dissociation product II, b) separation by distillation of the dissociation product II obtained in a) into an overhead stream III containing more than 90% by mass and a bottom stream IV containing diisobutene, MTBE and more than 80% of the methanol present in the dissociation product II, c) separation by distillation of the bottom stream IV obtained in b) into a methanol-containing bottom stream V, a side stream VI containing diisobutene, methanol and MTBE and an overhead stream VII containing MTBE and methanol and d) recirculation of the overhead stream VII to a).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Franz Nierlich, Silvia Santiago Fernandez, Walter Luh, Stephan Houbrechts, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Horst-Werner Zanthoff, Wilfried Büschken
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Publication number: 20110144294Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of acrylic acid, comprising at least the following steps: a. dehydration of glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; b. gas phase oxidation of the dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; c. bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; d. work-up of the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; whereby, during the dehydration a liquid phase a1 and a gas phase a2 is present, whereby in the liquid phase a1 a plurality of gas bubbles is generated, as well as a process for production of polymers by polymerization of acrylic acid, preferably for production of water-absorbing polymers, the water-absorbing polymers obtainable by this process, a composite, a process for production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this process, and further chemical products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
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Publication number: 20110118523Abstract: A process for preparing isobutene from MTBE-containing mixtures, including: a) in a reactor, cleaving a mixture obtained from an MTBE-containing feedstock and/or an MTBE-containing stream, affording a stream of reaction products including isobutene, methanol, MTBE, and by-products, which are a1) high boilers having a boiling range above 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa, a2) medium boilers having a boiling range of 12 to 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa, and a3) low boilers having a boiling range below 12° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; b) distillatively separating stream into a stream which contains the isobutene product and low boilers, and a stream which contains MTBE, methanol, medium boilers and high boilers; c) distillatively separating stream to obtain an MTBE-containing stream and a methanol-containing high boiler stream; and d) recycling an MTBE-containing stream into a) of the process, the medium boilers being removed completely or partially before d) from the streams rich in medium boilers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbhInventors: Markus Winterberg, Dirk Roettger, Rainer Bukohl, Holger Wiederhold, Walter Luh
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Patent number: 7939597Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of acrylic acid, comprising the steps of a) dehydration of glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; b) gas phase oxidation of the dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; c) bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; and d) work-up of the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; whereby, during the dehydration a liquid phase a1 and a gas phase a2 is present, whereby in the liquid phase a1 a plurality of gas bubbles is generated, as well as a process for production of polymers by polymerization of acrylic acid, preferably for production of water-absorbing polymers, the water-absorbing polymers obtainable by this process, a composite, a process for production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this process, and further chemical products.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Evonik Stockhausen GmbHInventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
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Patent number: 7919662Abstract: Isobutene is prepared by dissociation of MTBE in the gas phase, by a) fractional distillation of an MTBE-containing stream comprising feed MTBE (I) and a recycle stream (VIII) to give an MTBE-containing overhead stream (II) and a bottom stream (III) having a boiling point higher than MTBE, b) catalytic dissociation of the overhead stream (II) obtained in step a) to give a dissociation product (IV), c) separation by distillation of the dissociation product (IV) obtained in step b) into an overhead stream (V) comprising more than 90% by mass of isobutene and a bottom stream (VI) comprising diisobutene, MTBE and more than 50% of the methanol present in the dissociation product (IV), d) fractional distillation of the bottom stream obtained in step c) under conditions under which the methanol is obtained as bottom product (VII) and more than 99% of the MTBE is obtained in the overhead product (VIII), and e) recirculation of the overhead product (VIII) to step a).Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Walter Luh, Silvia Santiago Fernandez, Franz Nierlich, Stephan Houbrechts, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Horst-Werner Zanthoff, Wilfried Büschken
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Patent number: 7910786Abstract: Isobutene is prepared by a process in which a) an MTBE-containing stream I is separated by distillation into an MTBE-containing overhead stream II and a bottom stream III which comprises compounds having boiling points higher than that of MTBE; and b) the MTBE present in the overhead stream II is dissociated over a catalyst to give a dissociation product IV; wherein the stream I has a proportion of 2-methoxybutane (MSBE) of greater than 1000 ppm by mass, based on MTBE, and wherein the separation by distillation in step a) and/or the dissociation in step b) is carried out so that the dissociation product IV has a concentration of less than 1000 ppm by mass of linear butenes, based on a C4-olefin fraction.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Evonik Oxeno GmbHInventors: Markus Winterberg, Walter Luh, Silvia Santiago Fernandez, Franz Nierlich, Stephan Houbrechts, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Horst-Werner Zanthoff, Wilfried Büschken