Patents by Inventor Rainer Hemmerich

Rainer Hemmerich 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: 7232785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new solid catalytic component, which can be used in combination with an aluminum compound as co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor as additional co-catalyst to form a catalytic system of the Ziegler-Natta-catalyst-type. The solid catalytic system comprises titanium or vanadium compound, a compound of magnesium containing at least one halogen, a particulate porous support, and optionally an internal electron donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Lummus Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf Spaether, John Lynch, Joachim Rösch, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Publication number: 20050202959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new solid catalytic component, which can be used in combination with an aluminum compound as co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor as additional co-catalyst to form a catalytic system of the Ziegler-Natta-catalyst-type. The solid catalytic system comprises titanium or vanadium compound, a compound of magnesium containing at least one halogen, a particulate porous support, and optionally an internal electron donor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Wolf Spaether, John Lynch, Joachim Rosch, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 6524995
    Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type comprise as active constituents a) a solid component comprising a compound of titanium or vanadium, a compound of magnesium, a particulate inorganic oxide as support and an internal electron donor compound, and as cocatalyst b) an aluminum compound and c) if desired, a further, external electron donor compound, wherein the particulate, inorganic oxide used has a specific surface area of from 350 to 1000 m2/g and a mean particle diameter {overscore (D)} in the range from 5 to 60 &mgr;m and comprises particles which are composed of primary particles having a mean particle diameter {overscore (d)} in the range from 1 to 10 &mgr;m and contain voids or channels between the primary particles, where the macroscopic proportion of voids or channels having a diameter of greater than 1 &mgr;m in the particles of the inorganic oxides is in the range from 5 to 30% by volume and the molar ratio of the compound of magnesium to the particulate, inorganic oxide is from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Basell Polypropylene GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf Spaether, Stephan Hüffer, John Lynch, Wolfgang Bidell, Joachim Rösch, Günther Schweier, Roland Hingmann, Alexandre Segul, Rainer Hemmerich, Ingo Treffkorn
  • Publication number: 20010020073
    Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type comprise as active constituents
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: Wolf Spaether, Stephan Huffer, John Lynch, Wolfgang Bidell, Joachim Rosch, Gunther Schweier, Roland Hingmann, Alexandre Segul, Rainer Hemmerich, Ingo Treffkorn
  • Patent number: 6156691
    Abstract: In catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type modified during their preparation and comprising as active constituentsa) a titanium-containing solid component which is obtained by reacting a compound of titanium with a compound of magnesium, a halogen, an inorganic oxide as support, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanol and a carboxylic ester as electron donor compound,and also as cocatalystb) an aluminum compound andc) if desired, a further electron donor compound,the titanium-containing solid component a) is prepared by first, in a first stage, admixing an inorganic oxide as support with a solution of a chlorine-free compound of magnesium in an inert solvent, stirring this mixture for from 0.5 to 5 hours at from 10 to 120.degree. C. and subsequently reacting it while stirring continually in an inert solvent with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanol in an at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Huffer, Ulrich Moll, Ian David McKenzie, Franz Langhauser, Peter Kolle, Roland Hingmann, Gunther Schweier, Rainer Hemmerich, Jurgen Kerth
  • Patent number: 5658840
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of Ziegler-Natta type catalyst systems, containing, as active constituentsa) a titanium-containing solid component, which contains in addition to a compound of titanium at least one electron donor compound, and is present in an inert solvent in the form of a suspension, and, as co-catalyst,b) an aluminum compound andc) optionally further electron donor compoundsin which, following the preparation of the titanium-containing solid component a), the inert solvent present in the suspension is removed by first filtering the suspension in a first step, and then removing further solvent from the filtered material in a second step by applying a pressure difference at temperatures of not more than 100.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Kolle, Patrik Muller, Rainer Hemmerich, Erich Kolk
  • Patent number: 5310712
    Abstract: In a novel process for the preparation of a supported catalyst for the polymerization of .alpha.-olefins, a carrier gel (1) is first prepared by a method in which a sodium or potassium waterglass solution is introduced into a stream of an aqueous mineral acid which is subjected to angular momentum and may contain aluminum ions, longitudinally and tangentially to the stream, the resulting silica hydrosol sprayed in the form of drops into a gaseous medium and allowed to solidify into a hydrogel, and the resulting hydrogel is freed from salts by washing without prior aging and, if necessary, freed from some of the water by extraction with alcohols and/or ketones and is then dried. This gives the carrier gel (1), which is milled and is fractionated according to particle size. In a second process step, the carrier gel (1) is laden with chromium trioxide or with a chromium compound which can be converted into chromium trioxide, after which the resulting chromium-containing carrier gel (2) is heated at from 400.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Funk, Rainer Hemmerich, Hans Gropper, Erich Kolk, Godofredo Follmer
  • Patent number: 5288824
    Abstract: Polymers of propene are prepared using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system comprising (1) titanium component which is based on a finely divided, shape-imparting silica gel and contains titan- ium, magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarboxylic acid derivative, (2) an aluminum component and (3) a silane component. The process employs a titanium component (1) which is obtained by a method in which (1.1) first (I) a carrier is prepared from (Ia) a silica gel which has a relatively high moisture content, (Ib) an organomagnesium compound and (Ic) a gaseous chlorinating agent in a manner such that (1.1.1) first (Ia) is reacted with (Ib), (1.1.2) then (Ic) is passed into the mixture obtained from (1.1.1), (1.2) then a solid-phase intermediate is prepared from (I), (II) an alkanol, (III) titanium tetrachloride and (IV) a phthalic acid derivative in a manner such that (1.2.1) first (I) is reacted with (II), (1.2.2) then (III) is introduced into the mixture resulting from (1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Kerth, Rainer Hemmerich, Peter Koelle, Patrik Mueller
  • Patent number: 5210160
    Abstract: Homopolymerization and copolymerization of ethene is carried out using a Ziegler catalyst system consisting of (1) a transition metal catalyst component, (2) an organoaluminum catalyst component and (3) an organohalogen catalyst component. The component (1) used is the solid-phase product (VI) which has been obtained by a method in which (1.1) first (1.1.1) an inorganic oxidic substance (I) as a carrier and (1.1.2) a solution (II) of (IIa) a certain oxahydrocarbon and (IIb) a mixture of (IIb1) a vanadium trichloride/alcohol complex and (IIb2) a titanium trihalide or titanium trihalide/alcohol complex and (IIc) a silicon or boron compound are combined with formation of a suspension (III) and the latter is evaporated to form a solid-phase intermediate (IV) and (1.2) then (1.2.1) the intermediate (IV) obtained in (1.1) and (1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Saive, Guido Funk, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 5162465
    Abstract: Polymers of propene are prepared using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system consisting of (1) a titanium component which is based on a finely divided, shape-imparting silica gel and contains, in addition to titanium, magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarboxylic acid derivative, (2) an aluminum component and (3) a silane component. In this process, a titanium component (1) is used which is obtained by a method in which (1.1) first (I) a carrier is prepared from (Ia) a silica gel, (Ib) an alkanol, (Ic) an organomagnesium compound and (Id) a gaseous chlorinating agent by a procedure in which (1.1.1) first (Ia) is reacted with (Ib), (1.1.2) then the mixture obtained in (1.1.1) is combined with (Ic), (1.1.3) then (Id) is passed into the mixture obtained in (1.1.2) and (I) is isolated, (1.2) thereafter a solid-phase intermediate is prepared from (I), (II) an alkanol, (III) titanium tetrachloride and (IV) a phthalic acid drivative by a procedure in which (1.2.1) first (I) is reacted with (II), (1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Kerth, Ralf Zolk, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 5034481
    Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene polymers are prepared in the gas phase in a thoroughly mixed bed of finely divided polymer by continuous introduction of the monomer into a polymerization system at 60.degree.-120.degree. C. and 5-60 bar in the presence of a reaction product of a titanium-containing catalyst and an antistat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Funk, Siegfried Weber, Juergen Kerth, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 5034480
    Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene polymers are prepared in the gas phase in a thoroughly mixed bed of finely divided polymer by continuous introduction of the monomer into a polymerization system at 60.degree.-120.degree. C. and 5-60 bar in the presence of a reaction product of a titanium-containing catalyst and an antistat and in the presence of a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Funk, Siegfried Weber, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 5006620
    Abstract: Polymers of propene are prepared by means of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system composed of (1) a titanium component based on a finely divided shape-dictating silica gel and containing titanium, magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarboxylic acid derivative, (2) an aluminum component and (3) a silane component, the titanium component (1) being obtained by (1.1) first preparing (I) a carrier material from (Ia) a silica gel, (Ib) an organomagnesium compound (Ic) a gaseous chlorinating agent and (Id) a specific phthalic acid derivative by (1.1.1) first reacting (Ia) with (Ib), then (1.1.2) passing (Ic) into the product of (1.1.1) together with the phthalic acid derivative (Id) and isolating (I), (1.2) preparing a solid-phase intermediate from (I), (II) an alkanol and (III) titanium tetrachloride by (1.2.1) first reacting (I) with (II), then (1.2.2) introducing (III) into the product resulting from (1.2.1), then (1.3) extracting the solid-phase result from (1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Inventors: Ralf Zolk, Juergen Kerth, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 4970184
    Abstract: A catalyst for the copolymerization of ethylene by the gas-phase fluidized-bed method is prepared by a process in which a titanium-containing and magnesium-containing active component, reacted with an alcohol as a complexing agent, is applied to a finely divided silica from homogeneous solution, in the presence of a polysiloxane, by evaporating the solvent, and the resulting homogeneous catalyst intermediate is then preactivated by treatment with the alkylaluminum compound and the Lewis base in an inert hydrocarbon solution, and the copolymers prepared using the above catalyst are employed for the production of films exhibiting little blocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Eckard Schauss, Heinz Vogt, Rainer Hemmerich, Guenther Schweier, Rudolf Mueller-Mall
  • Patent number: 4857613
    Abstract: Polymers of propene are prepared using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system consisting of (1) a titanium component which is based on a finely divided, shape-imparting silica gel and contains titanium, magnesium, chlorine and a benzenecarboxylic acid derivative, (2) an aluminum component and (3) a silane component. In the process, a titanium component (1) is employed which is obtained by (1.1) first preparing (I) a carrier from (Ia) a silica gel which has a relatively high moisture content, (Ib) an organomagnesium compound and (Ic) a gaseous chlorinating agent by a method in which (1.1.1) first (Ia) is reacted with (Ib), (1.1.2) then (Ic) is passed into the mixture obtained in (1.1.1), and (I) is isolated, (1.2) thereafter a solid-phase intermediate is prepared from (I), (II) an alkanol, (III) titanium tetrachloride and (IV) a phthalic acid derivative by a procedure in which (1.2.1) first (I) is reacted with (II), (1.2.2) then (III) is introduced into the mixture resulting from (1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Akteingesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Zolk, Juergen Kerth, Rainer Hemmerich
  • Patent number: 4845176
    Abstract: Ethene homopolymers and ethene copolymers with minor amounts of higher .alpha.-monoolefins are prepared by polymerization of the monomer or monomers using a chromium trioxide catalyst which is obtained by a method in which (1) a finely divided, porous, silicate carrier is laden with (2) chromium trioxide or a chromium compound which is converted to chromium trioxide under the conditions of stage (3), and then (3) the intermediate resulting from stage (2) is heated in an oxygen-containing gas stream. In this process, a cocatalyst which consists of a lithiumalkyl used in addition to the chromium trioxide catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengsellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Konrad, Rainer Hemmerich, Rudolf Mueller-Mall, Guenther Schweier
  • Patent number: 4831090
    Abstract: Homopolymerization and copolymerization of ethene are carried out using a Ziegler catalyst system consisting of (1) a transition metal catalyst component prepared by a method in which (1.1) first (1.1.1) an inorganic oxide substance (I) as a carrier and (1.1.2) a solution (II) of (IIa) a certain oxahydrocarbon and (IIb) a mixture of (IIb1) a vanadium trichloride/alcohol complex, (IIb2) a titanium trihalide or titanium trihalide/alcohol complex and, if desired, (IIb3) a zirconium tetrahalide, are combined with formation of a suspension (III), the latter is evaporated down to form a solid-phase intermediate (IV), (1.2) then (1.2.1) the solid-phase intermediate (IV) obtained from (1.1), and (1.2.2) a dissolved organoaluminum compound (V), are combined with formation of a suspension, the resulting suspended substance being a solid-phase product (VI), (2) an organoaluminum catalyst component and (3) an organohalogen catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Bachl, Guido Funk, Konrad Richter, Rainer Hemmerich, Roland Saive