Patents by Inventor Patrick Gilbeau

Patrick Gilbeau 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: 8389777
    Abstract: Continuous process for producing a chlorohydrin, wherein a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof is reacted with a chlorinating agent and an organic acid in a liquid reaction medium whose steady-state composition comprises the polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon and esters of the polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon whose sum content, expressed as moles of polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, is greater than 1.1 mol % and less than or equal to 30 mol %, the percentage being based on the organic part of the liquid reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Solvay (Société Anonyme)
    Inventor: Patrick Gilbeau
  • Patent number: 8378130
    Abstract: Product containing epichlorohydrin and at least one alkyl glycidyl ether in an amount of less than 0.1 g/kg of product. Use of the product containing epichlorohydrin in the manufacture of epoxy resins, of glycidyl ethers, of glycidyl esters, of glycidyl amides, of glycidyl imides, of products that will be used in food and drink applications, of cationization agents, and of flame retardants, of products which will be used as detergent ingredient and of epichlorohydrin oligomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: SOLVAY (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Noel Boulos, Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 8314205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glycerol-based product comprising at least one nitrogen-containing compound and of which the total content of nitrogen-containing compound expressed as elemental nitrogen (N) is less than or equal to 1 g of nitrogen (N)/kg of product, to a process for obtaining glycerol, and to its use in the manufacture of dichloropropanol and of derived products such as epichlorohydrin and products derived from epichlorohydrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 8258350
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing dichloropropanol via reaction between glycerol and/or monochloropropanediol and a chlorinating agent in a reactor which is supplied with one or more liquid streams, in which the sum of the glycerol and monochloropropanediol contents in all the liquid streams introduced into the reactor is less than 50 wt % and in which all the liquid streams introduced into the reactor comprise at least one liquid recycling stream, the recycling stream forming at least 10 wt % of all the liquid streams introduced into the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau
  • Publication number: 20120199786
    Abstract: A mixture of compounds containing 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol, 2,3-dichloropropan-1-ol, and a halogenated ketone, where the halogenated ketone content of the mixture is at least 0.0001% by weight and less than or equal to 0.1% by weight relative to the 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol and 2,3-dichloropropan-1-ol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventor: Patrick GILBEAU
  • Publication number: 20120199493
    Abstract: Aqueous composition containing at least one salt in an amount of at least 30 g/kg of composition, of which the total organic carbon content is at least 1 ?g of C/l and at most 5 g of C/l of composition and which contains at least one carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Philippe KRAFFT, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, André Daene
  • Patent number: 8197665
    Abstract: Aqueous composition containing at least one salt in an amount of at least 30 g/kg of composition, of which the total organic carbon content is at least 1 ?g of C/l and at most 5 g of C/l of composition and which contains at least one carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Andre Daene
  • Patent number: 8173823
    Abstract: Process for preparing an epoxide, wherein halogenated ketones are formed as by-products and there is at least one treatment intended to remove at least part of the halogenated ketones formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Société Anonyme)
    Inventor: Patrick Gilbeau
  • Patent number: 8124814
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crude glycerol-based product comprising glycerol alkyl ethers, to a purification process comprising a treatment of evaporative concentration, of evaporative crystallization, of distillation, of fractional distillation, of stripping, or of liquid-liquid extraction and to the use of the purified product in the manufacture of dichloropropanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart
  • Patent number: 8106245
    Abstract: Process for preparing a chlorohydrin, wherein a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon whose total metal content, expressed in elemental form, is greater than or equal to 0.1 ?g/kg and less than or equal to 1000 mg/kg is reacted with a chlorinating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Solvay (Société Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau
  • Publication number: 20120010420
    Abstract: Process for producing a chlorohydrin by reaction between a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof, and a chlorinating agent, according to which the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, the ester of a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, or the mixture thereof used contains at least one solid or dissolved metal salt, the process comprising a separation operation to remove at least part of the metal salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Patrick GILBEAU, Ivan DE ANDOLENKO, Philippe Krafft, Freddy Gielen
  • Patent number: 8067645
    Abstract: Process for producing a chlorohydrin by reaction between a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof, and a chlorinating agent, according to which the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, the ester of a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, or the mixture thereof used contains at least one solid or dissolved metal salt, the process comprising a separation operation to remove at least part of the metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Patrick Gilbeau, Ivan de Andolenko, Philippe Krafft, Freddy Gielen
  • Publication number: 20110237773
    Abstract: Process for treating a glycerol product contaminated with at least one glycerol alkyl ether in order to convert at least one portion of the glycerol alkyl ether to glycerol, in which the glycerol product is subjected to a reaction with at least one halo-de-alkoxylation agent introduced during the treatment, and in which the molar ratio of the total amount of the halo-de-alkoxylation agent to the total amount of the glycerol alkyl ether present in the glycerol product before the treatment, is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 1 000 000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventor: Patrick Gilbeau
  • Publication number: 20110166369
    Abstract: Process for purifying hydrogen chloride, comprising at least one step of bringing said hydrogen chloride into contact with a scrubbing agent containing at least one chlorohydrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau
  • Patent number: 7906692
    Abstract: Process for preparing a chlorohydrin, comprising the following steps: (a) a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof whose alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal content is less than or equal to 5 g/kg, a chlorinating agent and an organic acid are reacted so as to give a mixture containing at least chlorohydrin and by-products (b) at least part of the mixture obtained in step (a) is subjected to one or more treatments in steps subsequent to step (a) (c) at least one of the steps subsequent to step (a) consists in oxidation at a temperature greater than or equal to 800° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Valentine Smets
  • Patent number: 7906691
    Abstract: Process for preparing a chlorohydrin, comprising a step in which a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof is subjected to reaction with a chlorinating agent containing hydrogen chloride and at least one other step, carried out in apparatus made from or covered with materials which are resistant to the chlorinating agent under the conditions in which this step is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Valentine Smets, Christian Franck
  • Patent number: 7893193
    Abstract: Process for preparing a chlorohydrin, comprising the following steps: (a) a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof is reacted with a chlorinating agent and an organic acid so as to give a mixture containing the chlorohydrin and esters of the chlorohydrin (b) at least part of the mixture obtained in step (a) is subjected to one or more treatments in steps subsequent to step (a) (c) polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon is added to at least one of the steps subsequent to step (a), so as to react, at a temperature greater than or equal to 20° C., with the esters of the chlorohydrin, so as to form, at least partly, esters of the polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Solvay (Société Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Valentine Smets
  • Publication number: 20110028683
    Abstract: A composition comprising glycerol and at least one cyclic oligomer of glycerol, a process for obtaining the composition, and its use in the manufacture of dichloropropanol and of derived products such as epichlorohydrin and epoxy resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SOLVAY S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Gilbeau, Bruno Jestin
  • Publication number: 20100311942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glycerol-based product comprising at least one nitrogen-containing compound and of which the total content of nitrogen-containing compound expressed as elemental nitrogen (N) is less than or equal to 1 g of nitrogen (N)/kg of product, to a process for obtaining glycerol, and to its use in the manufacture of dichloropropanol and of derived products such as epichlorohydrin and products derived from epichlorohydrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart
  • Publication number: 20100294727
    Abstract: Process for degrading organic substances in an aqueous composition comprising a step (a) wherein, in a liquid reaction medium, said aqueous composition is reacted with at least one composition comprising hydroxide ions (OH?) and hypochlorite in a molar ratio between hydroxide and hypochlorite higher than or equal to 0.001 and lower than 1.5, in order to oxidize said organic substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SOLVAY S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Gilbeau, Ward Blancke