Patents by Inventor Patrick Markus Dhaese

Patrick Markus Dhaese 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: 10793433
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising two alternate (essential) steps of: (a) hydrogenation of a working solution in a hydrogenation unit in the presence of a catalyst, wherein such working solution contains at least one alkylanthraquinone dissolved in at least one organic solvent, to obtain at least one corresponding alkylanthrahydroquinone compound; and (b) oxidation of the at least one alkylanthrahydroquinone compound to obtain hydrogen peroxide in an oxidation unit; and further comprising the step of: (c) extracting the hydrogen peroxide formed in the oxidation step in an extraction unit, wherein the units of step (a) to (c), optionally together with further ancillary units as appropriate, constitute a hydrogen peroxide production site, wherein one or more of said units are equipped with one or more sensors for monitoring one or more AO-process parameters at the hydrogen peroxide production site, said sensors being interconnected wit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Alain Vandenbussche, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Stephen Bloomfield, Francine Janssens
  • Publication number: 20190388860
    Abstract: An autoxidation process for producing hydrogen peroxide may be performed using a plant that includes at least two skid mounted modules selected from: a skid mounted module comprising at least one hydrogenator to hydrogenate an anthraquinone in a working solution; a skid mounted module comprising at least one oxidizer to oxidize the hydrogenated anthraquinone with oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide; optionally a skid mounted module configured to compress air to feed oxygen into the at least one oxidizer of the oxidizer skid, and when said air compressor skid is present, a further skid mounted module configured to recover solvent; a skid mounted module configured to extract the hydrogen peroxide from the working solution; and a skid mounted module comprising at least one means to deliver a hydrogen peroxide solution to a point of use and/or optionally to a storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Stephen Bloomfield, Patrick Markus Dhaese
  • Patent number: 9617153
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising two alternate essential steps of: (a) hydrogenation of a working solution in a hydrogenation unit in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the working solution contains at least one alkylanthraquinone dissolved in at least one organic solvent, to obtain at least one corresponding alkylanthrahydroquinone compound; and (b) oxidation of the at least one alkylanthrahydroquinone compound to obtain hydrogen peroxide in an oxidation unit; and further comprising step (c): extracting the hydrogen peroxide formed in the oxidation step in an extraction unit, wherein the hydrogenation, oxidation and extraction steps are performed in an reactor system which is designed as a compact modular system of a hydrogenation, an oxidation and an extraction unit, and wherein the reactor system is configured to operate without a reversion (regeneration) unit for continuous reversion of the working solution as a small to medium
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Alain Vandenbussche, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Stephen Bloomfield, Francine Janssens
  • Publication number: 20150030505
    Abstract: A plant for producing hydrogen peroxide by an autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising hydrogenating an anthraquinone in a working solution, oxidizing the hydrogenated anthraquinone with oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide and extracting the hydrogen peroxide from the working solution, the plant comprising at least one skid mounted module selected from the group consisting of a skid mounted module comprising at least one hydrogenator (hydrogenation reactor) to hydrogenate the anthraquinone in the working solution (hydrogenation skid 1); a skid mounted module comprising at least one oxidizer (oxidation reactor) to oxidize the hydrogenated anthraquinone with oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide (oxidizer skid 2); optionally a skid mounted module comprising at least one means to compress air (process air compressor skid 3), to feed oxygen, in particular oxygen from the air, into an oxidizer of skid 2, and in case of presence of skid 3 a further skid mounted module comprising at least one means to recover the solven
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Bloomfield, Patrick Markus Dhaese
  • Publication number: 20140255294
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising two alternate (essential) steps of: (a) hydrogenation of a working solution in a hydrogenation unit in the presence of a catalyst, wherein such working solution contains at least one alkylanthraquinone dissolved in at least one organic solvent, to obtain at least one corresponding alkylanthrahydroquinone compound; and (b) oxidation of the at least one alkylanthrahydroquinone compound to obtain hydrogen peroxide in an oxidation unit; and further comprising the step of: (c) extracting the hydrogen peroxide formed in the oxidation step in an extraction unit, wherein the units of step (a) to (c), optionally together with further ancillary units as appropriate, constitute a hydrogen peroxide production site, wherein one or more of said units are equipped with one or more sensors for monitoring one or more AO-process parameters at the hydrogen peroxide production site, said sensors being interconnected wit
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Alain Vandenbussche, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Stephen Bloomfield, Francine Janssens
  • Publication number: 20140234202
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising two alternate essential steps of: (a) hydrogenation of a working solution in a hydrogenation unit in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the working solution contains at least one alkylanthraquinone dissolved in at least one organic solvent, to obtain at least one corresponding alkylanthrahydroquinone compound; and (b) oxidation of the at least one alkylanthrahydroquinone compound to obtain hydrogen peroxide in an oxidation unit; and further comprising step (c): extracting the hydrogen peroxide formed in the oxidation step in an extraction unit, wherein the hydrogenation, oxidation and extraction steps are performed in an reactor system which is designed as a compact modular system of a hydrogenation, an oxidation and an extraction unit, and wherein the reactor system is configured to operate without a reversion (regeneration) unit for continuous reversion of the working solution as a small to medium
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Alain Vandenbussche, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Stephen Bloomfield, Francine Janssens
  • Patent number: 8758612
    Abstract: Process and device for separating liquid from a multiphase mixture contained in a vessel and comprising solid particles and at least one liquid phase forming together at least one suspension, and a gas phase in which at least part of the mixture is circulated through at least one cross-flow filter located outside the vessel, therefore separating said part of the mixture into a filtered liquid and a concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Jal Rustom Dadabhoy, Massimo Fedeli, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Yvan Frans Van Hoof
  • Publication number: 20120070356
    Abstract: Process and device for separating liquid from a multiphase mixture contained in a vessel and comprising solid particles and at least one liquid phase forming together at least one suspension, and a gas phase in which at least part of the mixture is circulated through at least one cross-flow filter located outside the vessel, therefore separating said part of the mixture into a filtered liquid and a concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Jal Rustom Dadabhoy, Massimo Fedeli, Patrick Markus Dhaese, Yvan Frans Van Hoof