Patents by Inventor Mathieu ZELLHUBER
Mathieu ZELLHUBER 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: 11560344Abstract: A process (100) is proposed for the production of one or more olefins, in which a reaction feed containing oxygen and one or more paraffins is formed and in which a part of the oxygen in the reaction feed is reacted with a part of the one or more paraffins to form the one or more olefins by an oxidative process, to obtain a process gas, the process gas containing at least the unreacted part of the one or more paraffins and oxygen, the one or more olefins, one or more acetylenes, carbon dioxide and water.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: LINDE GmbHInventors: Helmut Fritz, Andreas Meiswinkel, Martin Schubert, Mathieu Zellhuber, Nicole Schödel, Sonja Schulte, Anina Wöhl
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Publication number: 20220153661Abstract: A process (100) is proposed for the production of one or more olefins, in which a reaction feed containing oxygen and one or more paraffins is formed and in which a part of the oxygen in the reaction feed is reacted with a part of the one or more paraffins to form the one or more olefins by an oxidative process, to obtain a process gas, the process gas containing at least the unreacted part of the one or more paraffins and oxygen, the one or more olefins, one or more acetylenes, carbon dioxide and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Helmut FRITZ, Andreas MEISWINKEL, Martin SCHUBERT, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Nicole SCHÖDEL, Sonja SCHULTE, Anina WÖHL
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Publication number: 20210230093Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing one or more olefins and one or more carboxylic acids, in which one or more paraffins is or are subjected to an oxidative dehydrogenation. For the oxidative dehydrogenation, a reactor (10) having a plurality of reaction zones (11, 12, 13) is used, a gas mixture comprising the one or more paraffins is successively passed through the reaction zones (11, 12, 13), and at least two of the reaction zones (11, 12, 13) are subject to varying temperature influences. The invention also relates to a corresponding system (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Martin SCHUBERT, Andreas MEISWINKEL, Florian WINKLER, Desislava TOTA, Hans-Jörg ZANDER
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Patent number: 11065592Abstract: In a process as disclosed according to the present invention, gases or gas mixtures used to form a reactant mixture in an at least temporarily ignitable composition are fed into a mixing chamber (11) through the passages (131) in a boundary wall (13) of the mixing chamber (11) and by means of one or more feed conduits (14) which have feed orifices (141) and extend into the mixing chamber (11), respectively. The present invention likewise provides a corresponding reactor (1).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Anton Wellenhofer, Mathieu Zellhuber, Martin Schubert, Robert Birk, Celine Pichler, Helmut Fritz
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Patent number: 11014860Abstract: A process for producing one or more olefins is proposed in which a reaction input containing one or more paraffins is formed and in which a portion of the paraffin(s) present in the reaction input is converted by oxidative dehydrogenation into the olefin(s) to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains at least the olefin(s), the unconverted paraffin(s), oxygen and carbon monoxide and wherein at least a portion of the process gas is subjected to a low temperature separation in which at an operating pressure level one or more gas fractions enriched in oxygen and carbon monoxide compared to the process gas are formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Helmut Fritz, Mathieu Zellhuber, Anton Wellenhofer, Martin Schubert, Florian Winkler
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Patent number: 10975015Abstract: A process for producing ethylene and acetic acid is proposed in which an ethane- and oxygen-containing reaction input stream is formed and a portion of the ethane and of the oxygen in the reaction input stream is converted into the ethylene and the acetic acid by oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains the unconverted portion of the ethane and of the oxygen, the ethylene and the acetic acid and also water. It is provided that the process comprises adjusting in the process gas a water partial pressure according to a specified product ratio of the acetic acid to the ethylene to a value in a range between 0.7 and 5 bar (abs.). A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Mathieu Zellhuber, Florian Winkler, Martin Schubert, Andreas Meiswinkel
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Patent number: 10919821Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing an olefin in which a reaction input stream containing at least one paraffin, oxygen and water is formed and in which a portion of the paraffin and of the oxygen in the reaction input stream is converted into the olefin by oxidative dehydrogenation using a catalyst to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains at least the unconverted portion of the paraffin and of the oxygen, the olefin and the water from the reaction input stream. It is provided that at least one parameter which indicates an activity of the catalyst is determined and that an amount of the water in the reaction input stream is adjusted on the basis of the at least one determined parameter. A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Mathieu Zellhuber, Martin Schubert, Florian Winkler, Andreas Meiswinkel
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Publication number: 20200338515Abstract: A process for forming and for catalytically converting an ignitable gas mixture is proposed, in which at least a first gas or gas mixture comprising oxygen and a second gas or gas mixture comprising one or more oxidizable compounds are mixed to give the ignitable gas mixture, where the ignitable gas mixture is supplied to a reaction zone (12) of a reactor (1). The first gas or gas mixture and the second gas or gas mixture are fed into a mixing chamber (11) having a boundary wall (13) provided with a number of passages (131), where the first gas or gas mixture is fed into the mixing chamber (11) through the passages (131) in the boundary wall (13) and where the second gas or gas mixture is fed into the mixing chamber (11) by means of one or more feed conduits (14) which have feed orifices (141) and extend into the mixing chamber (11). The present invention likewise provides a corresponding reactor (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Anton WELLENHOFER, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Martin SCHUBERT, Robert BIRK, Celine PICHLER, Helmut FRITZ
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Patent number: 10730810Abstract: A process for producing an olefin having N carbon atoms is proposed in which using a dehydrogenation a process gas is formed which contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms, a paraffin having N carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon having N?1 carbon atoms and in which using at least a portion of the process gas a separation input is formed which is subjected to a low temperature separation in which the separation input is cooled stepwise over a plurality of temperature levels and condensates are separated from the separation input, wherein the condensates are at least partly subjected to a first low temperature rectification to obtain a first gas fraction and a first liquid fraction, wherein the first gas fraction contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms in a lower proportion than in the condensates and the hydrocarbon having N?1 in a higher proportion than in the condensates.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Andreas Peschel, Andreas Obermeier, Helmut Fritz, Mathieu Zellhuber
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Patent number: 10730811Abstract: A process for producing ethylene is proposed in which an ethane- and oxygen-containing reaction input is formed and a portion of the ethane and of the oxygen in the reaction input is converted into ethylene and into acetic acid by oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains the unconverted portion of the ethane and of the oxygen, the ethylene and the acetic acid and also water and wherein the process gas is subjected to a water quench. It is provided that the water quench comprises introducing the process gas into a scrubbing column (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) into which in at least two different column portions respective aqueous, liquid scrubbing medium streams are introduced and run in countercurrent to the process gas. A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Mathieu Zellhuber, Andreas Peschel, Helmut Fritz
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Publication number: 20200239396Abstract: A process for producing ethylene and acetic acid is proposed in which an ethane- and oxygen-containing reaction input stream is formed and a portion of the ethane and of the oxygen in the reaction input stream is converted into the ethylene and the acetic acid by oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains the unconverted portion of the ethane and of the oxygen, the ethylene and the acetic acid and also water. It is provided that the process comprises adjusting in the process gas a water partial pressure according to a specified product ratio of the acetic acid to the ethylene to a value in a range between 0.7 and 5 bar (abs.). A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Florian WINKLER, Martin SCHUBERT, Andreas MEISWINKEL
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Publication number: 20200181044Abstract: The invention relates to a process (10) for the production of propylene which comprises carrying out a process (1) for propane dehydrogenation to obtain a first component mixture (A), carrying out a further propylene production method (2) to obtain a second component mixture (B), and forming a separation product (P2) containing predominantly propane using one or more propane separation steps (S1), wherein at least part of the first component mixture (A) is supplied to the propane separation step or steps (S1). It is envisaged that the separation product (P2), which mainly contains propane, will at least partly be returned to the further propylene production method (2). A corresponding plant and a process for converting a steam cracking plant are also the subject of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Torben HÖFEL, Christine TÖGEL, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Heinrich LAIB, Stefan KOTREL, Martin DIETERLE, Florina Corina PATCAS, Sonja GIESA
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Publication number: 20200165177Abstract: The invention concerns a process (10) for the production of propylene, which comprises carrying out a process (1) for propane dehydrogenation to obtain a first component mixture (A), carrying out a steam cracking process (2) to obtain a second component mixture (B), forming a first separation product (P1) which contains at least predominantly propylene using one or more first separation steps (S1), forming a second separation product (P2) containing at least predominantly propane using the first separation step(s) (S1), forming a third separation product (P3) containing at least predominantly ethylene using one or more second separation steps (S2) and forming a fourth separation product (P4) containing at least predominantly ethane using the second separation step(s) (S1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Torben HÖFEL, Christine TÖGEL, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Heinrich LAIB, Stefan KOTREL, Martin DIETERLE, Florina Corina PATCAS, Sonja GIESA
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Publication number: 20190382324Abstract: A process for producing ethylene is proposed in which an ethane- and oxygen-containing reaction input is formed and a portion of the ethane and of the oxygen in the reaction input is converted into ethylene and into acetic acid by oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains the unconverted portion of the ethane and of the oxygen, the ethylene and the acetic acid and also water and wherein the process gas is subjected to a water quench. It is provided that the water quench comprises introducing the process gas into a scrubbing column (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) into which in at least two different column portions respective aqueous, liquid scrubbing medium streams are introduced and run in countercurrent to the process gas. A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Andreas PESCHEL, Helmut FRITZ
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Publication number: 20190359545Abstract: A process for producing an olefin having N carbon atoms is proposed in which using a dehydrogenation a process gas is formed which contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms, a paraffin having N carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon having N?1 carbon atoms and in which using at least a portion of the process gas a separation input is formed which is subjected to a low temperature separation in which the separation input is cooled stepwise over a plurality of temperature levels and condensates are separated from the separation input, wherein the condensates are at least partly subjected to a first low temperature rectification to obtain a first gas fraction and a first liquid fraction, wherein the first gas fraction contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms in a lower proportion than in the condensates and the hydrocarbon having N?1 in a higher proportion than in the condensates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Andreas PESCHEL, Andreas OBERMEIER, Helmut FRITZ, Mathieu ZELLHUBER
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Publication number: 20190359544Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing an olefin in which a reaction input stream containing at least one paraffin, oxygen and water is formed and in which a portion of the paraffin and of the oxygen in the reaction input stream is converted into the olefin by oxidative dehydrogenation using a catalyst to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains at least the unconverted portion of the paraffin and of the oxygen, the olefin and the water from the reaction input stream. It is provided that at least one parameter which indicates an activity of the catalyst is determined and that an amount of the water in the reaction input stream is adjusted on the basis of the at least one determined parameter. A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Martin SCHUBERT, Florian WINKLER, Andreas MEISWINKEL
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Publication number: 20190284112Abstract: A process for producing one or more olefins is proposed in which a reaction input containing one or more paraffins is formed and in which a portion of the paraffin(s) present in the reaction input is converted by oxidative dehydrogenation into the olefin(s) to obtain a process gas, wherein the process gas contains at least the olefin(s), the unconverted paraffin(s), oxygen and carbon monoxide and wherein at least a portion of the process gas is subjected to a low temperature separation in which at an operating pressure level one or more gas fractions enriched in oxygen and carbon monoxide compared to the process gas are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Helmut FRITZ, Mathieu ZELLHUBER, Anton WELLENHOFER, Martin SCHUBERT, Florian WINKLER