Patents by Inventor Mirko Händel

Mirko Händel 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).

  • Patent number: 10941087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preferably adiabatic nitration of nitratable aromatic organic compounds (aromatics) and to a corresponding plant, in particular a production plant (nitration plant) for carrying out said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Sophie Wernitz, Stefan Fankel
  • Publication number: 20200017421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preferably adiabatic nitration of nitratable aromatic organic compounds (aromatics) and to a corresponding plant, in particular a production plant (nitration plant) for carrying out said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Sophie WERNITZ, Stefan FANKEL
  • Patent number: 10513486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20190367441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20180362442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for removing contaminants arising during the production of aliphatic or alicyclic nitric acid esters, in particular for removing contaminants from nitrated crude nitric acid esters, which nitrated crude nitric acid esters arise during the nitration of monovalent or multivalent aliphatic or alicyclic alcohols capable of nitration, after the separation of the final nitrating acid, and to a production system for nitrating monovalent or multivalent aliphatic alcohols capable of nitration with subsequent purification of the nitrated nitric acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mïrko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Patent number: 10125088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer, Tim Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20170305835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Tim BERGMANN
  • Patent number: 9738592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer, Tim Bergmann
  • Patent number: 9688606
    Abstract: Process for scrubbing a crude mixture which is obtained in the nitration of toluene after separating off the nitrating acid and comprises dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid, which comprises two scrubbing steps (WS-I) and (WS-II), wherein i) in a first scrubbing step (WS-I), the crude mixture is extracted with a scrubbing acid I comprising nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-I-1) of the first scrubbing step (WS-I) has a total acid content of from 10 to 40% by weight and a content of from 80 to 350 ppm of hydrocyanic acid, giving a prescrubbed crude mixture, ii) in a second scrubbing step (WS-II), the prescrubbed crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene is extracted with a scrubbing acid II in a scrub comprising at least one, preferably at least 2, extraction stage(s), where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-II-1) of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: BASF SE, Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Samuel Neto, Rüdiger Fritz, Renate Hempel, Holger Allardt, Yuan Shen Dai, Barbara Becker, Sebastian Ahrens, Julia Leschinski, Henrich Hermann, Mirko Haendel, Jürgen Pöhlmann
  • Publication number: 20170166514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying raw dinitrotoluenes resulting from dinitration of toluene in the presence of a nitric acid/sulfuric acid/nitrating acid mixture, and a device or plant for performing the method, and a corresponding production plant for producing dinitrotoluene, characterized in that (a) the raw dinitrotoluenes are first subjected to a wash with at least one washing medium after separation of the nitrating acid mixture, followed by a separation of the washing medium; and that (b) subsequently the washed dinitrotoluenes resulting from method step (a) are subjected to stripping (stripping gas treatment) with at least one gas (stripping gas).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Dr. Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Dr. Heinrich HERMANN, Dr. Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Tim BERGMANN
  • Patent number: 9540313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20160251302
    Abstract: Process for scrubbing a crude mixture which is obtained in the nitration of toluene after separating off the nitrating acid and comprises dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid, which comprises two scrubbing steps (WS-I) and (WS-II), wherein i) in a first scrubbing step (WS-I), the crude mixture is extracted with a scrubbing acid I comprising nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-I-1) of the first scrubbing step (WS-I) has a total acid content of from 10 to 40% by weight and a content of from 80 to 350 ppm of hydrocyanic acid, giving a prescrubbed crude mixture, ii) in a second scrubbing step (WS-II), the prescrubbed crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene is extracted with a scrubbing acid II in a scrub comprising at least one, preferably at least 2, extraction stage(s), where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-II-1) of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: SAMUEL NETO, Rüdiger FRITZ, Renate HEMPEL, Holger ALLARDT, Yuan Shen DAI, Barbara BECKER, Sebastian AHRENS, Julia LESCHINSKI, Henrich HERMANN, Mirko HAENDEL, Jürgen PÖHLMANN
  • Patent number: 9249083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for scrubbing a crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid obtained in the nitration of toluene after the nitrating acid has been separated off, which comprises two scrubbing steps (SS-I) and (SS-II), wherein i) in a first scrubbing step (SS-I), the crude mixture is extracted with a scrubbing acid I comprising nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (SS-I-1) of the first scrubbing step (SS-I) has a total acid content of from 20 to 40% by weight and a prescrubbed crude mixture is obtained, ii) in a second scrubbing step (SS-II), the prescrubbed crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene is extracted with a scrubbing acid II in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (SS-II-1) of the second scrubbing step (SS-II) has a pH of less
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: BASF SE, Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Samuel Neto, Ruediger Fritz, Renate Hempel, Holger Allardt, Barbara Becker, Julia Leschinski, Sebastian Ahrens, Heinrich Hermann, Mirko Haendel, Juergen Poehlmann
  • Publication number: 20150174551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from nitrated crude products obtained during the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds, after removal of the final nitrating acid, by treatment with a washing medium, and also to a plant or apparatus suitable for implementing this method. Further provided by the invention is a production plant for the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds with subsequent purification of the nitrated products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen PÖHLMANN, Mirko HÄNDEL, Jürgen GEBAUER, Heinrich HERMANN
  • Patent number: 7632960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nitric esters of monohydric alcohols wherein a monohydric alcohol or a mixture of monohydric alcohols is converted with nitric acid to the corresponding nitric esters under adiabatic reaction conditions in the presence of sulfuric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jürgen Pöhlmann, Frank Pottharst, Heinrich Hermann, Peter Konieczny, Mirko Händel, Jürgen Gebauer
  • Patent number: 7470826
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing and recovering nitrating acid mixtures, in particular nitric acid, sulphuric acid and oxides of nitrogen, from the nitrated crude products occurring in the nitration of nitratable aromatic compounds after the nitrating acid has been separated off, by acidic scrubbing by means of a multistage extraction process, the extraction process comprising a cross-current extraction with downstream countercurrent extraction. The process permits essentially complete recovery of the abovementioned acids, including the oxides of nitrogen, in high concentrations, so that they can be recycled to the nitration and no longer pollute the wastewater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Josef Meissner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hermann, Jürgen Gebauer, Peter Konieczny, Mirko Händel