Abstract: A method for producing phosgene from chlorine and carbon monoxide (1), the method being characterised in that carbon monoxide obtained by catalytic decomposition of methanol (4) is provided and this provided carbon monoxide (2) is reacted with chlorine to form phosgene (3). Using this method, low-emission phosgene for the production of isocyanates and polycarbonates can be provided, despite possible fluctuations in the provision of renewable energies. Methanol serves as the source for carbon monoxide, the methanol used for this purpose preferably being provided using regenerative energy from hydrogen and COx, where x=1 or 2.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for noise reduction during operation of an electric motor. The method may include: determining an instantaneous rotational frequency of the electric motor from a signal representing a rotational position and/or a rotational speed of the electric motor; filtering a frequency component from the signal, the frequency component corresponding to the instantaneous rotational frequency of the electric motor multiplied by a specified factor greater than 1 and lying within a specified acoustic frequency range; and generating a correction signal based on the filtered signal and feeding this correction signal into the control loop so an amplitude of the interference signal is reduced.

Abstract: A process, and a device system suitable therefore, for producing polycarbonates are provided. The process contains the steps of producing at least chlorine and hydrogen by the chloralkali electrolysis of alkali chloride, preferably sodium chloride, in aqueous solution; synthesizing phosgene from carbon monoxide and chlorine; reacting phosgene with diol to form polycarbonate; providing a cleaned carbon dioxide gas stream as a process product of a process containing the steps of providing a CO2 gas stream and purifying the carbon dioxide gas stream by removing secondary constituents; converting the purified carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and hydrogen by means of an RWGS reaction, which carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be used as raw materials for the polycarbonate production.

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage medium and to a method for using a storage medium based on ionic compounds, which can reversibly absorb and store chlorine and chlorine from process gases, and which can release the same again by changing the ambient conditions, wherein the storage medium can be reused for this task after discharge.

Abstract: A process comprising at least the steps a) providing a reaction space containing a component including at least one polychlorine anion-containing compound, preferably at least one polychlorine anion-containing compound in the form of an ionic liquid, b) contacting carbon monoxide with said component in the reaction space and there reacting the carbon monoxide to form phosgene-containing product, c) optionally collecting the phosgene from the phosgene-containing product of step b), d) optionally reacting the phosgene from the phosgene-containing product of step b) or the collected phosgene from step c) with a phosgene-reactive component, makes it possible to prepare, in step b), a phosgene-containing product which contains less than 5.0% by weight of Cl2 base on its total weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing phosgene, comprising at least the steps of: a) bringing a gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and chlorine into contact with a catalyst, the catalyst containing at least one ionic organic compound which contains monochloride anions and, on contact with chlorine, forms an ionic organic compound containing polychloride anions; b) converting the gas mixture into phosgene on the catalyst. With the invention, phosgene can be produced using less activation energy and in high yields without the use of conventional activated carbon catalysts.

Abstract: A sound compensation apparatus having a working fluid circuit for cooling by a working fluid, a vehicle having such a sound compensation apparatus, a method for sound compensation, and to a method for sound emission. The sound compensation apparatus includes a vibration actuator designed to at least partially compensate for sound waves in the working fluid. The invention also relates to.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising cells of at least one strain of a halophilic microorganism, and alkali sulfate in a concentration of at least 30 g/l based on the total volume of the aqueous composition. The present invention further relates to a method for treating a waste water, comprising obtaining or providing a waste water, contacting said waste water with cells of at least one strain of a halophilic microorganism, and thereby generating an aqueous composition comprising alkali sulfate in a concentration of at least 30 g/l, and incubating said aqueous composition under conditions which allow for the treatment of the waste water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanates and optionally polyurethanes by at least: synthesising (1) phosgene (20) from carbon monoxide (21) and chlorine (22); reacting (2) phosgene (20) with diamines (23) to form diisocyanates (24) and hydrogen chloride (25); providing a carbon dioxide gas flow (31); and cleaning (4) the carbon dioxide gas flow (31) of additional components, wherein the carbon dioxide is converted by means of an RWGS reaction (6) to form carbon monoxide (21) and hydrogen (29), which are used as raw materials for the polyurethane production, as well as optionally reacting (3) the diisocyanates (24) with polyether polyol (35a) and/or polyester polyol (35b) to form polyurethanes (37).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recycling polyurethane material waste (18a) for producing chemical feedstock for the production of isocyanates (10a) and then polyurethanes (16a), in which method, proceeding from polyurethane material waste (18a), carbon dioxide (1a) and hydrocarbons (1c) are generated by pyrolysis (1), the carbon dioxide (1a; 4a) is converted by electrolysis (5) into carbon monoxide (7b) and hydrogen (7a), as appropriate, the carbon monoxide (7b; 7c) obtained is converted via phosgene to isocyanate (10a) and the isocyanate (10a) can be further processed into new polyurethane material (16a).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the amount of organic compounds in wastewater, comprising providing a wastewater comprising NaCl in a concentration of at least 6% (w/v), contacting said hypersaline wastewater with a halophilic microorganism, and reducing the 5 amount of organic compounds by said halophilic microorganism in the presence of at least one substrate which has been added to the wastewater and which allows for the growth of said halophilic microorganism, wherein the reduction of the amount of organic components is carried out as a continuous process in bioreactor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for flexibly controlling the use of hydrochloric acid having an HCl concentration of at least 10 wt %, in particular at a volume flow rate of at least 1 m3/h, obtained from a continuous chemical production process (A). In the method, purified hydrochloric acid (54) from a hydrochloric acid store (E) is optionally fed to a dispatch station (H), an HCl electrolysis station (F) and a chloralkali electrolysis station (L), which are consumption points for the hydrochloric acid, or to a neutralisation station (G) in that if one or more of said consumption points (H, F, L) is not available or if there are bottlenecks at the consumption points (H, F, L), the hydrochloric acid (54) is fed to the neutralisation station (G) and neutralised with concentrated alkali solution (55), in particular with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution, and the resulting salt solution (56) is fed either to the chloralkali process station (L) or to a disposal station (M).

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage medium and to a method for using a storage medium based on ionic compounds, which can reversibly absorb and store chlorine and chlorine from process gases, and which can release the same again by changing the ambient conditions, wherein the storage medium can be reused for this task after discharge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising cells of at least one strain of a halophilic microorganism, and alkali sulfate in a concentration of at least 30 g/l based on the total volume of the aqueous composition. The present invention further relates to a method for treating a waste water, comprising obtaining or providing a waste water, contacting said waste water with cells of at least one strain of a halophilic microorganism, and thereby generating an aqueous composition comprising alkali sulfate in a concentration of at least 30 g/l, and incubating said aqueous composition under conditions which allow for the treatment of the waste water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel storage material on the basis of nanoporous silicon dioxide particles for the adsorption of chlorine, to the use of said storage material for chlorine recovery and for chlorine liquefaction for the purpose of storing, transport and cleaning.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the leakage-proof storage of liquefied chlorine under increased pressure in pressure tanks, in which up to 20 wt. % polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (cPVC) is placed in the pressure tank prior to filling the pressure tank with liquefied chlorine.

Abstract: Described is an osmotic distillation process for concentrating a liquid containing sodium chloride, and in particular a treatment process for used reaction water containing sodium chloride from the production of polymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for flexibly controlling the use of hydrochloric acid having an HCl concentration of at least 10 wt %, in particular at a volume flow rate of at least 1 m3/h, obtained from a continuous chemical production process (A). In the method, purified hydrochloric acid (54) from a hydrochloric acid store (E) is optionally fed to a dispatch station (H), an HCl electrolysis station (F) and a chloralkali electrolysis station (L), which are consumption points for the hydrochloric acid, or to a neutralisation station (G) in that if one or more of said consumption points (H, F, L) is not available or if there are bottlenecks at the consumption points (H, F, L), the hydrochloric acid (54) is fed to the neutralisation station (G) and neutralised with concentrated alkali solution (55), in particular with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution, and the resulting salt solution (56) is fed either to the chloralkali process station (L) or to a disposal station (M).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the electrochemical purification of chloride-containing, aqueous process solutions, which are contaminated with organic chemical compounds, using a boron-doped diamond electrode at a pH value of at least 9.5.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oxygen-consuming electrode for use in chlor-alkali electrolysis which, as required, can either evolve hydrogen or can also consume oxygen, on the basis of a silver-based catalyst and an additional electrocatalyst based on ruthenium and/or iridium. The invention further relates to an electrolysis device consisting thereof. When said electrode is used in the chlor-alkali electrolysis, a correspondingly equipped chlor-alkali electrolysis system can be used for example for network stabilization of power supply networks.