Patents by Inventor Nicolai Tonio Woerz

Nicolai Tonio Woerz 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: 11351525
    Abstract: Use of an acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW for preparing a composition having a relative plasticity of less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Georg Uhl, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Dominic Riedel, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Markus Weber, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller, Ruediger Schmitt, Xiana Romani Fernandez, Harald Wuerz
  • Patent number: 11291980
    Abstract: A process for preparing an extrudable composition comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, the process comprising providing a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, having a water absorption capacity of at least 11 weight-%, subjecting the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW an acid treatment, optionally incorporating zinc in the acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; preparing a composition comprising the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW obtained from (ii) or (iii), a precursor of a silica binder, water, and a kneading agent, wherein the composition does not comprise a polyethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Georg Uhl, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Dominic Riedel, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Markus Weber, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller
  • Patent number: 11180467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, propane, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iv) separating propene and propane from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising subjecting the effluent stream to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous stream (S1) which is enriched in propene and propane compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Ulrich Mueller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Dominic Riedel, Marvin Kramp, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Christian Mueller, Bernd Metzen, Markus Weber, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Patent number: 11110442
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Dominic Riedel, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Markus Weber, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller
  • Publication number: 20210002241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, propane, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iv) separating propene and propane from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising subjecting the effluent stream to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous stream (S1) which is enriched in propene and propane compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation con
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Ulrich MUELLERE, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Dominic RIEDEL, Marvin KRAMP, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Christian MUELLER, Bernd METZEN, Markus WEBER, Joaquim Henrique TELES
  • Publication number: 20200376472
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrich MUELLER, Hans-Juergen LUETZEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Dominic RIEDEL, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Markus WEBER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Christian MUELLER
  • Patent number: 10780432
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Dominic Riedel, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Markus Weber, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller
  • Patent number: 10676451
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for purifying propylene oxide. A stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde is provided. Propylene oxide is separated from S0 by subjecting S0 to distillation in a first distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1c enriched in propylene oxide, a liquid bottom stream S1a enriched in acetonitrile and water, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide and enriched in the carbonyl compound; reacting the carbonyl compound in S1b with an organic compound containing an amino group to obtain a reaction product; separating propylene oxide from the reaction product in a second distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S3a enriched in propylene oxide and a liquid bottoms stream S3b enriched in the reaction product; and introducing stream S3a into the first distillation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Marvin Kramp, Christian Mueller, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Bernd Metzen, Tobias Keller, Dominic Riedel, Heiner Schelling, Markus Weber, Daniel Urbanczyk, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrike Wegerle, Ulrich Mueller, Meinolf Weidenbach, Werner J. Witzl
  • Publication number: 20200086306
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrich MUELLER, Hans-Juergen LUETZEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Dominic RIEDEL, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Markus BEBER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Christian MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20200070134
    Abstract: A process for preparing an extrudable composition comprising a titanium-containing zeo-litic material having framework type MWW, the process comprising providing a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, having a water absorption ca-pacity of at least 11 weight-%, subjecting the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW an acid treatment, optionally incorporating zinc in the acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; preparing a composi-tion comprising the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW obtained from (ii) or (iii), a precursor of a silica binder, water, and a kneading agent, wherein the composition does not comprise a polyethylene oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrich MUELLER, Hans-Juergen LUETZEL, Georg UHL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Dominic RIEDEL, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Markus WEBER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Christian MUELLER
  • Patent number: 10544116
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for purifying propylene oxide, including the steps of: (i) providing a stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing a carbonyl group —C(?O)—; and (ii) separating propylene oxide from the stream S0 by subjecting the stream S0 to distillation conditions in a distillation column to obtain a gaseous top stream S1c which is enriched in propylene oxide compared to the stream S0, a liquid bottoms stream S1a which is enriched in acetonitrile and water compared to the stream S0, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide which is enriched in the carbonyl compound compared to the stream S0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Marvin Kramp, Christian Mueller, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Bernd Metzen, Tobias Keller, Dominic Riedel, Markus Weber, Daniel Urbanczyk, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrike Wegerle, Ulrich Mueller
  • Patent number: 10544115
    Abstract: A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising a start-up stage and normal run stage, wherein the normal run stage comprises (i) continuously providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, acetonitrile, a formate salt, water and optionally propane, wherein in the liquid feed stream, the molar amount of the formate salt relative to the molar amount of hydrogen peroxide at a given point of time during the normal run stage is aN(Fo/H2O2); (ii) continuously passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite having framework type MWW, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, the formate salt, optionally propene, and optionally propane; (iii) continuously removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, acetoni
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic Riedel, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Heiner Schelling, Ulrike Wegerle, Ulrich Mueller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Jochen Mannweiler, Timo Henn, Thomas Luederitz, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller, Markus Weber, Daniel Urbanczyk
  • Publication number: 20190321811
    Abstract: Use of an acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW for preparing a composition having a relative plasticity of less than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrich MUELLER, Hans-Juergen LUETZEL, Georg UHL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Dominic RIEDEL, Daniel URBANCZYK, Ulrike WEGERLE, Markus WEBER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Christian MUELLER, Ruediger SCHMITT, Xiana ROMANI FERNANDEZ, Harald WUERZ
  • Publication number: 20190322634
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for purifying propylene oxide. A stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde is provided. Propylene oxide is separated from S0 by subjecting S0 to distillation in a first distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1c enriched in propylene oxide, a liquid bottom stream S1a enriched in acetonitrile and water, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide and enriched in the carbonyl compound; reacting the carbonyl compound in S1b with an organic compound containing an amino group to obtain a reaction product; separating propylene oxide from the reaction product in a second distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S3a enriched in propylene oxide and a liquid bottoms stream S3b enriched in the reaction product; and introducing stream S3a into the first distillation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicants: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique TELES, Marvin KRAMP, Christian MUELLER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Bernd METZEN, Tobias KELLER, Dominic RIEDEL, Heiner SCHELLING, Markus WEBER, Daniel URBANCZYK, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrike WEGERLE, Ulrich MUELLER, Meinolf WEIDENBACH, Werner J. WITZI
  • Patent number: 10435381
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, water, organic solvent, and propene; (iv) separating propene from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising (iv.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Marvin Kramp, Christian Mueller, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Bernd Metzen, Tobias Keller, Dominic Riedel, Heiner Schelling, Markus Weber, Daniel Urbanczyk, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrike Wegerle, Ulrich Mueller, Meinolf Weidenbach, Werner J. Witzl, Karsten Luecke
  • Publication number: 20190210989
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for purifying propylene oxide, including the steps of: (i) providing a stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing a carbonyl group —C(?O)—; and (ii) separating propylene oxide from the stream S0 by subjecting the stream S0 to distillation conditions in a distillation column to obtain a gaseous top stream S1c which is enriched in propylene oxide compared to the stream S0, a liquid bottoms stream S1a which is enriched in acetonitrile and water compared to the stream S0, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide which is enriched in the carbonyl compound compared to the stream S0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique TELES, Marvin KRAMP, Christian MUELLER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Bernd METZEN, Tobias KELLER, Dominic RIEDEL, Markus WEBER, Daniel URBANCZYK, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrike WEGERLE, Ulrich MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20190169149
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, water, organic solvent, and propene; (iv) separating propene from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising (iv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique TELES, Marvin KRAMP, Christian MUELLER, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Bernd METZEN, Tobias KELLER, Dominic RIEDEL, Heiner SCHELLING, Markus WEBER, Daniel URBANCZYK, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrike WEGERLE, Ulrich MUELLER, Meinolf WEIDENBACH, Werner J. WITZL, Karsten LUECKE
  • Patent number: 10252970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dehydrating aqueous 3-hydroxypropionic acid to acrylic acid in the liquid phase, wherein aqueous acrylic acid is removed continuously from the liquid phase and the aqueous 3-hydroxypropionic acid and/or the liquid phase have a high content of oligomeric 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tim Blaschke, Ortmund Lang, Nicolai Tonio Wörz, Christian Raith, Marco Hartmann, Marta Zajaczkowski-Fischer
  • Publication number: 20190077779
    Abstract: A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising a start-up stage and normal run stage, wherein the normal run stage comprises (i) continuously providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, acetonitrile, a formate salt, water and optionally propane, wherein in the liquid feed stream, the molar amount of the formate salt relative to the molar amount of hydrogen peroxide at a given point of time during the normal run stage is aN(Fo/H2O2); (ii) continuously passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite having framework type MWW, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, the formate salt, optionally propene, and optionally propane; (iii) continuously removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, acetoni
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dominic RIEDEL, Joaquim Henrique TELES, Heiner SCHELLING, Ulrike WEGERLE, Ulrich MUELLER, Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Jochen MANNWEILER, Timo HENN, Thomas LUEDERITZ, Nicolai Tonio WOERZ, Christian MUELLER, Markus WEBER, Daniel URBANCZYK
  • Patent number: 9771314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid from formaldehyde and acetic acid, comprising (i) providing a gaseous stream S1 comprising formaldehyde, acetic acid and acrylic acid, where the molar ratio of acrylic acid to the sum total of formaldehyde and acetic acid in stream S1 is in the range from 0.005:1 to 0.3:1; (ii) contacting stream S1 with an aldol condensation catalyst in a reaction zone to obtain a gaseous stream S2 comprising acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marco Hartmann, Lukas Schulz, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Yong Liu, Till Christian Brueggemann, Michael Lejkowski, Johannes Lieberknecht