Patents by Inventor Peter Schindler
Peter Schindler 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).
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Patent number: 7850842Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst support, in which zirconium dioxide powder is mixed with a binder, if desired a pore former, if desired an acid, water and, if desired, further additives to give a kneadable composition and the composition is homogenized, shaped to produce shaped bodies, dried and calcined, wherein the binder is a monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric organosilicon compound. Suitable binders are monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric silanes, alkoxysilanes, aryloxysilanes, acryloxysilanes, oximinosilanes, halosilanes, aminoxysilanes, aminosilanes, amidosilanes, silazanes or silicones. The invention also provides the catalyst support which has been prepared in this way, a catalyst comprising the support and its use as dehydrogenation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Otto Hofstadt, Michael Hesse, Götz-Peter Schindler, Klaus Harth, Falk Simon
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Publication number: 20100311572Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating material comprising (A) at least one binder as component (A) and (B) at least one photocatalytically active particle comprising a core composed of at least one first substance having a diameter of 0.1 to 1 ?m and at least one envelope at least partly surrounding the core and composed of at least one second substance having an average layer thickness of 0.1 to 10 nm as component (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Alexandra Seeber, Götz-Peter Schindler, Katrin Freitag, Ekkehard Jahns, Antonino Raffaele Addamo, Frank Kleine Jäger, Dirk Klingler
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Patent number: 7847118Abstract: A process for continuous heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated in a reactor which is manufactured from a composite material which consists, on its side in contact with the reaction chamber, of a steel B with specific elemental composition which, on its side facing away from the reaction chamber, either directly or via an intermediate layer of copper, or of nickel, or of copper and nickel, is plated onto a steel A with specific elemental composition, and also partial oxidations of the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon and the reactor itself.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Claus Hechler, Wilhelm Ruppel, Martin Dieterle, Karl-Heinrich Klappert, Klaus Joachim Mueller-Engel, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Catharina Klanner, Hans-Juergen Bassler
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Publication number: 20100304143Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing coated nanoparticles comprising a core comprising at least one first substance and at least one envelope at least partly surrounding the core and composed of at least one further substance, in a streaming system, to nanoparticles which can be produced according to this process, to nanoparticles comprising a nonporous core comprising at least one first substance and at least one porous envelope at least partly surrounding the core and composed of at least one further substance, the nanoparticles having a narrow particle size distribution, to the use of such nanoparticles in photocatalysis and to apparatus for carrying out the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Alexandra Seeber, Götz-Peter Schindler, Katrin Freitag, Frank Jäger, Dirk Klingler, Frieder Borgmeier
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Publication number: 20100298508Abstract: The instant invention is a polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, articles made therefrom, and method of making the same. The polyethylene composition according to the instant invention comprises (1) less than or equal to 100 percent by weight of the units derived from ethylene; and (2) less than 15 percent by weight of units derived from one or more ?-olefin comonomers. The polyethylene composition according the instant invention has a density in the range of 0.907 to 0.975 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of 1.70 to 3.62, a melt index (I2) in the range of 2 to 1000 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) in the range of less than 2.5, and a vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.06 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: William Michie, Mark Davis, Nathan Wiker, Debra Wilson, Peter Schindler, John Garnett
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Publication number: 20100286461Abstract: A process for continuous heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated in a reactor which is manufactured from a steel with specific elemental composition on its side in contact with the reaction gas, and also partial oxidations of the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon and the reactor itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: BASE SEInventors: Claus HECHLER, Wilhelm Ruppel, Götz-Peter Schindler, Catharina Klanner, Hans-Jürgen Bassler, Martin Dieterle, Karl-Heinrich Klappert, Klaus Joachim Müller-Engel
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Patent number: 7790942Abstract: A process for continuous heterogeneously catalyzed partial dehydrogenation of at least one hydrocarbon to be dehydrogenated in a reactor which is manufactured from a steel with specific elemental composition on its side in contact with the reaction gas, and also partial oxidations of the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon and the reactor itself.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Claus Hechler, Wilhelm Ruppel, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Catharina Klanner, Hans-Juergen Bassler, Martin Dieterle, Karl-Heinrich Klappert, Klaus Joachim Mueller-Engel
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Patent number: 7750194Abstract: A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of: A) providing a starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II); B) feeding the starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II) into a dehydrogenation zone and subjecting the alkane (II) to a dehydrogenation to the alkene (III) to obtain a product gas stream b comprising the alkene (III) and unconverted alkane (II), with or without high boilers, steam, hydrogen and low boilers; C) at least compressing product gas stream b, optionally separating product gas stream b into an aqueous phase c1, a phase c2 comprising the alkene (III) and the alkane (II), with or without high boilers, and a gas phase c3 comprising hydrogen and low boilers; D) reacting product gas stream b or the phase c2 comprising alkene (III) and alkane (II) with an organic acid (IV) in an esterification zone to obtain a produType: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Georg Degen, Sven Crone, Ralf Boehling, Ansgar Gereon Altenhoff, Wolfgang Rohde, Jochen Buerkle, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Thomas Holtmann, Markus Schmitt
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Patent number: 7671229Abstract: A process is described for hydrocyanating 1,3-butadiene over at least one nickel(0) complex having phosphorus ligands as a catalyst, wherein the 1,3-butadiene is used in a mixture with n-butane and the mixture contains from 60 to 90% by volume of 1,3-butadiene and from 40 to 10% by volume of n-butane.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Michael Bartsch, Robert Baumann, Gerd Haderlein, Götz-Peter Schindler, Tim Jungkamp, Hermann Luyken, Jens Scheidel, Andreas Brodhagen
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Publication number: 20100048960Abstract: A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of: A) providing a starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II); B) feeding the starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II) into a dehydrogenation zone and subjecting the alkane (II) to a dehydrogenation to the alkene (III) to obtain a product gas stream b comprising the alkene (III) and unconverted alkane (II), with or without high boilers, steam, hydrogen and low boilers; C) at least compressing product gas stream b, optionally separating product gas stream b into an aqueous phase c1, a phase c2 comprising the alkene (III) and the alkane (II), with or without high boilers, and a gas phase c3 comprising hydrogen and low boilers; D) reacting product gas stream b or the phase c2 comprising alkene (III) and alkane (II) with an organic acid (IV) in an esterification zone to obtain a produType: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Georg Degen, Sven Crone, Ralf Boehling, Ansgar Gereon Altenhoff, Wolfgang Rohde, Jochen Buerkle, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Thomas Holtmann, Markus Schmitt
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Publication number: 20090326287Abstract: A process for preparing o-xylene comprises the steps of a) dimerizing 2-butenes to 3,4- and/or 2,3-dimethylhexenes and b) aromatizing the 3,4- and/or 2,3-dimethylhexenes under dehydrogenating conditions to give o-xylene and is suitable for the selective preparation of o-xylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Götz-Peter Schindler, Thomas Heidemann, Christian Miller, Godwind Tafara Peter Mabande, Bianca Stäck, Thomas Hill
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Publication number: 20090240094Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing propene from propane, comprising the steps: A) a feed gas stream a comprising propane is provided; B) the feed gas stream a comprising propane and an oxygenous gas stream are fed into a dehydrogenation zone and propane is subjected to a nonoxidative catalytic, autothermal dehydrogenation to propene to obtain a product gas stream b comprising propane, propene, methane, ethane, ethene, C4+ hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, steam and hydrogen, C) the product gas stream b is cooled and steam is removed by condensation to obtain a steam-depleted product gas stream c, D) carbon dioxide is removed by gas scrubbing to obtain a carbon dioxide-depleted product gas stream d, E) the product gas stream d is cooled and a liquid hydrocarbon stream e1 comprising propane, propene, methane, ethane, ethene and C4+ hydrocarbons is removed by condensation to leave a residual gas stream e2 comprising methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide, F) the liquid hydrocarbon streType: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2005Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft Patents, Trademarks and LicensesInventors: Sven Crone, Otto Machhammer, Götz-Peter Schindler
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Patent number: 7592483Abstract: A process for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof by heterogeneously catalyzed partial gas oxidation of propylene, in which the starting reaction gas mixture has the following contents: from 6 to 9% by volume of propylene, from 8 to 18% by volume of molecular oxygen, from 6 to 30% by volume of propane and from 32 to 72% by volume of molecular nitrogen.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Dieterle, Armin Diefenbacher, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Catharina Klanner, Klaus Joachim Mueller-Engel, Christoph Adami
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Patent number: 7566799Abstract: The preparation of alkylaryl compounds takes place, inter alia, by a1) preparation of a C4 -olefin mixture from LPG, LNG or MTO streams, b 1) reaction of the C4-olefin mixture obtained in this way over a metathesis catalyst for the preparation of an olefin mixture comprising 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, and optional removal of 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, c1) dimerization of the 2-pentane and/or 3-hexene obtained in stage b1) over a dimerization catalyst to give a mixture comprising C10-12-olefins, and optional removal of the C10-12- olefins, d1) reaction of the C10-12-olefin mixtures obtained in stage a1) with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form alkylaromatic compounds, it being possible to add additional linear olefins prior to the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ulrich Steinbrenner, Thomas Heidemann, Goetz-Peter Schindler, Juergen Stephan, Heiko Maas
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Patent number: 7518024Abstract: A process for preparing 1-butene from 1-butane, which includes providing a n-butane-containing feed gas stream; introducing of the n-butane-containing feed gas stream into at least one dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidative catalytic dehydrogenation of n-butane; removing hydrogen, the low-boiling secondary constituents and optionally water vapor to give a C4 product gas stream containing 10-80% by volume of n-butane, 5-40% by volume of 1-butene, 10-50% by volume of 2-butene, 0-40% by volume of butadiene and 0-10% by volume of further gas constituents; introducing the C4 product gas stream containing 10-80% by volume of n-butane, 10-60% by volume of 1-butene, 15-60% by volume of 2-butene, 0-5% by volume of butadiene and 0-10% by volume of further gas constituents, into a selective hydrogenation zone and selective hydrogenation of butadiene to 1- and/or 2-butene to give stream consisting essentially of n-butane, 1-butene and 2-butene; and separating of the stream distillation into a desired product.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Thorsten Johann, Thomas Hill
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Patent number: 7495138Abstract: A process for preparing butadiene, comprising nonoxidatively dehydrogenating n-butane from a stream (a) in a first dehydrogenation zone to obtain stream (b) comprising 1-butene, 2-butene, and butadiene; oxidatively dehydrogenating the 1-butene and 2-butene of (b) in the presence of an oxygenous gas in a second dehydrogenation zone to obtain stream (c) comprising n-butane, butadiene, hydrogen, and steam; compressing and cooling (c) to obtain stream (d2) comprising n-butane, butadiene, hydrogen, and steam; extractively distilling (d2) into stream (e1) comprising butadiene and stream (e2) comprising n-butane, hydrogen, and steam; optionally compressing and cooling (e2) to obtain stream (f1) comprising n-butane and water and stream (f2) comprising n-butane and hydrogen and optionally recycling (f1) into the first dehydrogenation zone; separating (f2) into stream (g1) comprising n-butane and stream (g2) comprising hydrogen by contacting (f2) with a high boiling absorbent and subsequently desorbing the gas constituType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sven Crone, Catharina Klanner, Götz-Peter Schindler, Mark Duda, Frieder Borgmeier
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Patent number: 7488858Abstract: The disclosure involves a process for preparing butadiene from n-butane. In the process, n-butane is first dehydrogenated autothermally under nonoxidative conditions to form a gas stream. The gas stream is then oxidatively dehydrogenated to form a second gas stream. From the second gas stream, a third gas stream containing n-butane, 2-butene and butadiene is obtained. From the third gas stream, a butadiene/butaine product stream is obtained and remaining n-butane and 2-butene is recycled into the first dehydrogenation zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thorsten Johann, Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Mark Duda
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Patent number: 7488857Abstract: The disclosure involves a process for the preparation of butadiene and 1-butene. The process includes at least a first catalytic dehydrogenation of n-butane to obtain a gas stream which is followed by at least a second oxidative dehydrogenation to form a second gas stream. The second gas stream is then subjected to distillation and isomeration steps to obtain butadiene and 1-butene.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thorsten Johann, Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Marcus Sigl, Mark Duda
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Patent number: 7485761Abstract: A process for preparing 1-butene, which includes nonoxidatively, catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to obtain a product gas stream of n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen, and secondary constituents; removing hydrogen and the secondary constituents to obtain a C4 product gas stream; separating the C4 product stream into a recycle stream of n-butane and a stream of 1-butene, 2-butene and butadiene by extractive distillation, and recirculating the recycle stream to the dehydrogenation zone; introducing the 1 -butene, 2-butene and butadiene stream into a selective hydrogenation zone and selective hydrogenation of butadiene to 1-butene and/or 2-butene to obtain a stream of 1-butene and 2-butene; introducing the 1-butene and 2-butene stream, and a circulating stream of 1-butene and 2-butene into a distillation zone and isolation of a product stream; and introducing the 2-butene-containing stream into an isomerization zone to obtain a circulating stream of 1-butene and 2-butene, and recirculating tType: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Thorsten Johann, Thomas Hill, Marcus Sigl, Regina Benfer
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Patent number: 7482500Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for preparing butadiene. The process involves nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating butane to obtain a product gas stream containing butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen and secondary constituents. The 1-butene and 2-butene of the product gas stream is then oxidatively dehydrogenated to give a second gas stream containing butane,2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen, steam and secondary constituents. Next, the butane,2-butene and butadiene are separated from the second gas stream and the butane and 2-butene are then separated from the butadiene product. The butane and 2-butene are then recycled into the nonoxidative catalytic dehydrogenating zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thorsten Johann, Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Thomas Hill, Mark Duda