Patents by Inventor Michael Richard McAtee

Michael Richard McAtee 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 producing C9-alcohols and method for the integrated production of C9-alcohols and C10-alcohols
    Patent number: 6573414
    Abstract: A process for preparing C9-alcohols comprises a) providing a C4-hydrocarbon stream comprising butene and butane; b) subjecting the C4-hydrocarbon stream to oligomerization over an olefin oligomerization catalyst and fractionating the resulting reaction mixture to give an octene-containing stream and a butene-depleted C4-hydrocarbon stream; c) subjecting the butene-depleted C4-hydrocarbon stream to steam reforming or partial oxidation to give carbon monoxide and hydrogen; d) hydroformylating the octene-containing stream by means of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst to form C9-aldehydes, where the carbon monoxide used and/or the hydrogen used originate at least in part from step c); and e) catalytically hydrogenating the C9-aldehydes by means of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Richard McAtee, Rocco Paciello, Michael-Dieter Ulbrich
  • Method for producing c9-alcohols and method for the integrated production of c9-alcohols and c10-alcohols
    Publication number: 20030022947
    Abstract: A process for preparing C9-alcohols comprises a) providing a C4-hydrocarbon stream comprising butene and butane; b) subjecting the C4-hydrocarbon stream to oligomerization over an olefin oligomerization catalyst and fractionating the resulting reaction mixture to give an octene-containing stream and a butene-depleted C4-hydrocarbon stream; c) subjecting the butene-depleted C4-hydrocarbon stream to steam reforming or partial oxidation to give carbon monoxide and hydrogen; d) hydroformylating the octene-containing stream by means of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst to form C9-aldehydes, where the carbon monoxide used and/or the hydrogen used originate at least in part from step c); and e) catalytically hydrogenating the C9-aldehydes by means of hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Richard McAtee, Rocco Paciello, Michael-Dieter Ulbrich