Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Grob

Rüdiger Grob 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).

  • Process and device for the oxidation of organic compounds
    Patent number: 8575379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of organic compounds by means of oxygen, in which, in a first step, the organic compound and at least part of the oxygen required for the oxidation are introduced into a first reaction zone which is operated isothermally and with backmixing and, in a second step, the reaction mixture from the first reaction zone is introduced into a second reaction zone which is operated adiabatically. The invention further relates to a reactor for carrying out the process, which comprises at least one isothermal reaction zone (3, 5) and an adiabatic reaction zone (7) which are arranged in a reactor shell (8), with each isothermal reaction zone (3, 5) being configured in the form of a jet loop reactor and the adiabatic reaction zone (7) being configured as a bubble column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Kai Gumlich, Jochen Schäfer, Steffen Oehlenschläger, Stephan Lamm, Roland Merten, Martin Schäfer, Rüdiger Grob, Uwe Emnet
  • PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20110087038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of organic compounds by means of oxygen, in which, in a first step, the organic compound and at least part of the oxygen required for the oxidation are introduced into a first reaction zone which is operated isothermally and with backmixing and, in a second step, the reaction mixture from the first reaction zone is introduced into a second reaction zone which is operated adiabatically. The invention further relates to a reactor for carrying out the process, which comprises at least one isothermal reaction zone (3, 5) and an adiabatic reaction zone (7) which are arranged in a reactor shell (8), with each isothermal reaction zone (3, 5) being configured in the form of a jet loop reactor and the adiabatic reaction zone (7) being configured as a bubble column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joaquim H Teles, Kai Gumlich, Jochen Schäfer, Steffen Oehlenschläger, Stephan Lamm, Roland Merten, Martin Schäfer, Rüdiger Grob, Uwe Emnet