Patents by Inventor Ralf Notz

Ralf Notz 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: 11369919
    Abstract: An absorbent for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide over carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of a) a tertiary amine, b) a sterically hindered secondary amine of the general formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl, with the proviso that at least one R4 and/or R5 radical on the carbon atom bonded directly to the nitrogen atom is C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-hydroxyalkyl when R3 is hydrogen; x and y are integers from 2 to 4 and z is an integer from 1 to 4; where the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.05 to 1.0, and c) an acid in an amount, calculated as neutralization equivalent relative to the protonatable nitrogen atoms in a) and b), of 0.05 to 15.0%. One preferred amine of the formula I is 2-(2-tert-butylaminoethoxy)ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerald Vorberg, Ralf Notz, Thomas Ingram, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz
  • Patent number: 11278841
    Abstract: A process for removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises a) an absorption step in which the fluid stream is contacted with an absorbent comprising an aqueous solution (i) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and optionally (ii) at least one tertiary amine, where the molar ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Ingram, Ralf Notz, Gerald Vorberg, Georg Sieder
  • Publication number: 20220051756
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for determining operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant including at least one gas treatment unit as well as methods and systems for generating a request to initiate the determination of operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant. The invention further relates to a computer program and non-volatile or non-transitory storage medium with the computer program, which when executed on one or more processors, performs one or more of the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Notz, Agnes Dittel, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz, Gustavo Adolfo Lozano Martinez
  • Patent number: 11130094
    Abstract: The use of an amine of the formula (I) in which the R1 to R5 radicals are each as defined in the description, and an absorbent and a process for removing acidic gases from a fluid stream, especially for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide over carbon dioxide. The invention also relates to particular amines suitable for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide. Absorbents based on amines of the formula (I) have high selectivity, high loading capacity and good regeneration capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Ingram, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz, Gerald Vorberg, Ralf Notz
  • Publication number: 20210271796
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for determination of unit operations of a chemical plant for acid gas removal, the method carried out by a computer or a distributed computer system and the method comprising the steps of: providing (S1) a first set of parameters for the unit operations; providing (S2) a second set of parameters for the unit operations based on the provided first set of parameters and based on data retrieved from a database; determining (S3) a digital model of the chemical plant based on the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters, wherein the digital model comprises a system of equations defining the unit operations of the chemical plant; selecting (S4) starting points for an equation-based solution method of the system of equations, wherein the starting points are at least partially selected from the: —i) the first set of parameters; —ii) the second set of parameters; and —iii) the data retrieved from the database; determining (S5) resultant settings for the unit
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Agnes Dittel, Ralf Notz, Sergey Vorobyev, Rainer Herget, Torsten Katz, Gerald Vorberg, Kim Hoeffken
  • Publication number: 20210220769
    Abstract: A plant for removing CO2 from a fluid stream via an aqueous absorption medium contains a) a first absorption zone for treating the fluid stream with a partially regenerated absorption medium, b) a second absorption zone for treating the treated fluid stream with a regenerated absorption medium, c) a first flash vessel for depressurizing the loaded absorption medium, d) a second flash vessel for depressurizing the sub-partially regenerated absorption medium, e) a stripper for thermally regenerating the partially regenerated absorption medium, f) a conduit for feeding a substream of the partially regenerated absorption medium into the first absorption zone and a conduit for feeding a further substream of the partially regenerated absorption medium into a stripper, g) a conduit for recirculating the regenerated absorption medium to the second absorption zone, and h) a jet pump for compressing the water vapor-comprising, second CO2-comprising gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Torsten KATZ, Ralf Notz, Christian Kunkelmann
  • Patent number: 11048842
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for determination of unit operations of a chemical plant for acid gas removal, the method carried out by a computer or a distributed computer system and the method comprising the steps of: providing a first set of parameters for the unit operations; providing a second set of parameters for the unit operations based on the provided first set of parameters and based on data retrieved from a database; determining a digital model of the chemical plant based on the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters, wherein the digital model comprises a system of equations defining the unit operations of the chemical plant; selecting starting points for an equation-based solution method of the system of equations, wherein the starting points are at least partially selected from the: (i) the first set of parameters; (ii) the second set of parameters; and (iii) the data retrieved from the database; determining resultant settings for the unit operations of the chemic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Agnes Dittel, Ralf Notz, Sergey Vorobyev, Rainer Herget, Torsten Katz, Gerald Vorberg, Kim Hoeffken
  • Patent number: 11000796
    Abstract: In a process for removing CO2 from a fluid stream by means of an aqueous absorption medium, a) the fluid stream is introduced into a first absorption zone and treated with partially regenerated absorption medium, b) the treated fluid stream is treated with regenerated absorption medium in a second absorption zone, giving a fluid stream which has been freed of CO2 and a loaded absorption medium, c) the loaded absorption medium is depressurized in a first flash vessel to a pressure of from 1.2 to 3 bar absolute, giving a sub-partially regenerated absorption medium and a first CO2-comprising gas stream, d) the sub-partially regenerated absorption medium is depressurized in a second flash vessel to a pressure of from 1 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Torsten Katz, Ralf Notz, Christian Kunkelmann
  • Patent number: 10864477
    Abstract: A process for removing C5-C8-hydrocarbons and acid gases from a fluid stream is described, where a) the fluid stream is brought into contact with an absorption medium comprising at least one amine in an absorption zone to obtain a deacidified fluid stream and an acid-gases-laden absorption medium, b) the laden absorption medium is heated in a first heat exchanger and decompressed into a decompression zone to a pressure of from 5 to 10 bar to obtain a C5-C8-hydrocarbons-comprising gas phase and a hydrocarbon-depleted laden absorption medium, c) the hydrocarbon-depleted laden absorption medium is heated in an optional second heat exchanger and passed into a stripper in which at a pressure of 1 to 2.5 bar the acid gases are at least partially liberated by supplying heat to obtain a regenerated absorption medium and an acid-gas-comprising stream, and d) the regenerated absorption medium is recycled into the absorption zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Torsten Katz, Ralf Notz, Andreas Kern
  • Patent number: 10617993
    Abstract: An absorbent for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution comprising a) a tertiary amine; b) an aminic pH promoter selected from the compounds mentioned in the description; where the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.05 to 1.0; and c) an acid having a pKA of less than 6 in such an amount that the pH of the aqueous solution measured at 120° C. is 7.9 to less than 8.8. Also described is a process for removing acidic gases from a fluid stream, in which the fluid stream is contacted with the absorbent. The absorbent is notable for a low regeneration energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerald Vorberg, Ralf Notz, Thomas Ingram, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz, Christian Gruenanger, Peter Deglmann
  • Publication number: 20200089827
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for determination of unit operations of a chemical plant for acid gas removal, the method carried out by a computer or a distributed computer system and the method comprising the steps of: providing a first set of parameters for the unit operations; providing a second set of parameters for the unit operations based on the provided first set of parameters and based on data retrieved from a database; determining a digital model of the chemical plant based on the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters, wherein the digital model comprises a system of equations defining the unit operations of the chemical plant; selecting starting points for an equation-based solution method of the system of equations, wherein the starting points are at least partially selected from the: (i) the first set of parameters; (ii) the second set of parameters; and (iii) the data retrieved from the database; determining resultant settings for the unit operations of the chemic
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Agnes Dittel, Ralf Notz, Sergey Vorobyev, Rainer Herget, Torsten Katz, Gerald Vorberg, Kim Hoeffken
  • Patent number: 10566078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for determining operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant including at least one gas treatment unit as well as methods and units for generating a request to initiate the determination of operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant. The present invention further relates to a computer program and non-volatile or non-transitory storage medium with the computer program, which when executed on one or more processors, performs one or more of the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralf Notz, Agnes Dittel, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz, Gustavo Adolfo Lozano Martinez
  • Publication number: 20200030739
    Abstract: The use of an amine of the formula (I) in which the R1 to R5 radicals are each as defined in the description, and an absorbent and a process for removing acidic gases from a fluid stream, especially for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide over carbon dioxide. The invention also relates to particular amines suitable for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide. Absorbents based on amines of the formula (I) have high selectivity, high loading capacity and good regeneration capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas INGRAM, Georg SIEDER, Torsten KATZ, Gerald VORBERG, Ralf NOTZ
  • Publication number: 20190388829
    Abstract: An absorbent for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide over carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of a) a tertiary amine, b) a sterically hindered secondary amine of the general formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl, with the proviso that at least one R4 and/or R5 radical on the carbon atom bonded directly to the nitrogen atom is C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-hydroxyalkyl when R3 is hydrogen; x and y are integers from 2 to 4 and z is an integer from 1 to 4; where the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.05 to 1.0, and c) an acid in an amount, calculated as neutralization equivalent relative to the protonatable nitrogen atoms in a) and b), of 0.05 to 15.0%. One preferred amine of the formula I is 2-(2-tert-butylaminoethoxy)ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerald VORBERG, Ralf NOTZ, Thomas INGRAM, Georg SIEDER, Torsten KATZ
  • Patent number: 10493398
    Abstract: The use of an amine of the formula (I) in which the R1 to R5 radicals are each as defined in the description, and an absorbent and a process for removing acidic gases from a fluid stream, especially for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide over carbon dioxide. The invention also relates to particular amines suitable for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide. Absorbents based on amines of the formula (I) have high selectivity, high loading capacity and good regeneration capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Ingram, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz, Gerald Vorberg, Ralf Notz
  • Patent number: 10464013
    Abstract: An absorbent for selective removal of hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of a) a tertiary amine, b) a sterically hindered secondary amine of the general formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl, with the proviso that at least one R4 and/or R5 radical on the carbon atom bonded directly to the nitrogen atom is C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-hydroxyalkyl when R3 is hydrogen; x and y are integers from 2 to 4 and z is an integer from 1 to 4; where the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.05 to 1.0, and c) an acid in an amount, calculated as neutralization equivalent relative to the protonatable nitrogen atoms in a) and b), of 0.05 to 15.0%. One preferred amine of the formula I is 2-(2-tert-butylaminoethoxy)ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerald Vorberg, Ralf Notz, Thomas Ingram, Georg Sieder, Torsten Katz
  • Publication number: 20190262768
    Abstract: In a process for removing CO2 from a fluid stream by means of an aqueous absorption medium, a) the fluid stream is introduced into a first absorption zone and treated with partially regenerated absorption medium, b) the treated fluid stream is treated with regenerated absorption medium in a second absorption zone, giving a fluid stream which has been freed of CO2 and a loaded absorption medium, c) the loaded absorption medium is depressurized in a first flash vessel to a pressure of from 1.2 to 3 bar absolute, giving a sub-partially regenerated absorption medium and a first CO2-comprising gas stream, d) the sub-partially regenerated absorption medium is depressurized in a second flash vessel to a pressure of from 1 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Torsten KATZ, Ralf NOTZ, Christian KUNKELMANN
  • Publication number: 20190134557
    Abstract: A process for removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises a) an absorption step in which the fluid stream is contacted with an absorbent comprising an aqueous solution (i) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and optionally (ii) at least one tertiary amine, where the molar ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas INGRAM, Ralf NOTZ, Gerald VORBERG, Georg SIEDER
  • Patent number: 10279309
    Abstract: An absorbent for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid stream, comprising an aqueous solution a) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and b) at least one activator selected from b1) a sterically unhindered primary amine and/or a sterically unhindered secondary amine; and a carboanhydrase. The absorbent allows rapid absorption of carbon dioxide from fluid streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Ingram, Ralf Notz, Gerald Vorberg, Georg Sieder, Gustavo Adolfo Lozano Martinez, Hugo Rafael Garcia Andarcia
  • Patent number: 10207217
    Abstract: A process for removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from a fluid stream comprises a) an absorption step in which the fluid stream is contacted with an absorbent comprising an aqueous solution (i) of an amine of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; each R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl and C1-4-hydroxyalkyl; X is OH or NH(CR1R2R3); m is 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; and o is 0 or 1; and optionally (ii) at least one tertiary amine, where the molar ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Ingram, Ralf Notz, Gerald Vorberg, Georg Sieder