Patents by Inventor Regina Benfer

Regina Benfer 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: 10421700
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing butadiene from n-butenes which comprises the steps of: A) providing a vaporous n-butenes-comprising input gas stream a1 by evaporating a liquid n-butenes-comprising stream a0; B) introducing the vaporous n-butenes-comprising input gas stream a1 and an at least oxygenous gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene to obtain a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases, Ca) chilling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium comprising an organic solvent in at least one chilling zone, the cooling medium being at least partially recycled into the chilling zone, Cb) compressing the chilled product gas stream b which is possibly depleted of high-boiling secondary components in at least one compression stage to obtain at least one aqueous c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran, Christian Walsdorff, Regina Benfer, Anton Wellenhofer, Ulrike Wenning, Heinz Boelt, Hendrik Reyneke, Christine Toegel
  • Patent number: 10336668
    Abstract: A process for preparing trans-enriched MDACH, including: distilling an MDACH starting mixture in the presence of an auxiliary, which is an organic compound having a molar mass of 62 to 500 g/mol, a boiling point at least 5° C. above the boiling point of cis,cis-2,6-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, and 2 to 4 functional groups, each of which is independently an alcohol group or a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group. The MDACH starting mixture includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, based on the total amount of MDACH present in the MDACH starting mixture. The MDACH starting mixture includes both trans and cis isomers. Trans-enriched MDACH includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, where the proportion of trans isomers in the mixture is higher than the proportion of trans isomers in the MDACH starting mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan-Oliver Weidert, Sandra Kramp, Regina Benfer, Alexander Panchenko, Andreas Weickgenannt, Norbert Gutfrucht, Klaus Breuer, Artur Kozicki, Ralph Busch
  • Patent number: 10308569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream a comprising n-butenes, B) feeding the input gas stream a comprising n-butenes and a gas containing at least oxygen into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons and high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium in at least one cooling zone, the cooling medium being at least partly recycled and having an aqueous phase and an organic phase, Cb) compressing the cooled product gas stream b which may have been depleted of high-boiling secondary components in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and one gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: BASF SE, Linde AG
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Philipp Grüne, Regina Benfer, Maximilian Vicari, Andre Biegner, Gergor Bloch, Heinz Boelt, Hendrik Reyneke, Christine Toegel, Ulrike Wenning
  • Patent number: 10144681
    Abstract: A process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene is disclosed herein, in which the formation of butadiene peroxides from butadiene in the work-up of the product gas mixture from the oxidative dehydrogenation is effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Alexander Weck, Sonja Giesa, Steffen Bütehorn, Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran, Regina Benfer, Markus Weber
  • Publication number: 20180105479
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing butadiene from n-butenes which comprises the steps of: A) providing a vaporous n-butenes-comprising input gas stream a1 by evaporating a liquid n-butenes-comprising stream a0; B) introducing the vaporous n-butenes-comprising input gas stream a1 and an at least oxygenous gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene to obtain a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases, Ca) chilling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium comprising an organic solvent in at least one chilling zone, the cooling medium being at least partially recycled into the chilling zone, Cb) compressing the chilled product gas stream b which is possibly depleted of high-boiling secondary components in at least one compression stage to obtain at least one aqueous c
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Pablo JOSCH, Ragavendra Prasad BALEGEDDE RAMACHANDRAN, Christian Walsdorff, Regina BENFER, Anton WELLENHOFER, Ulrike WENNING, Heinz BOELT, Hendrik REYNEKE, Christine TOEGEL
  • Publication number: 20180072638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an n-butenes-comprising input gas stream a1, B) feeding the n-butenes-comprising input gas stream al, an oxygenous gas and an oxygenous cycle gas stream a2 into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene to obtain a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases, Ca) cooling down the product gas stream b and optionally at least partially removing high-boiling secondary components and steam to obtain a product gas stream b?, Cb) compressing and cooling the product gas stream b? in at least one compression and cooling stage to obtain at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and one gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, steam, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibl
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Pablo JOSCH, Stephan DEUBLEIN, Regina BENFER, Friedemann GAITZSCH, Hendrik REYNEKE, Christine TOEGEL, Ulrike WENNING, Anton WELLENHOFER, Heinz BOELT
  • Publication number: 20180002254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream a comprising n-butenes, B) feeding the input gas stream a comprising n-butenes and a gas containing at least oxygen into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unconverted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons and high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ca) cooling the product gas stream b by contacting with a cooling medium in at least one cooling zone, the cooling medium being at least partly recycled and having an aqueous phase and an organic phase, Cb) compressing the cooled product gas stream b which may have been depleted of high-boiling secondary components in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and one gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Pablo JOSCH, Philipp GRÜNE, Regina BENFER, Maximilian VICARI, Andre BIEGNER, Gergor BLOCH, Heinz BOELT, Hendrik REYNEKE, Christine TOEGEL, Ulrike WENNING
  • Publication number: 20170260115
    Abstract: A process for preparing trans-enriched MDACH, including: distilling an MDACH starting mixture in the presence of an auxiliary, which is an organic compound having a molar mass of 62 to 500 g/mol, a boiling point at least 5° C. above the boiling point of cis,cis-2,6-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, and 2 to 4 functional groups, each of which is independently an alcohol group or a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group. The MDACH starting mixture includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, based on the total amount of MDACH present in the MDACH starting mixture. The MDACH starting mixture includes both trans and cis isomers. Trans-enriched MDACH includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, where the proportion of trans isomers in the mixture is higher than the proportion of trans isomers in the MDACH starting mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan-Oliver WEIDERT, Sandra KRAMP, Regina BENFER, Alexander PANCHENKO, Andreas WEICKGENANNT, Norbert GUTFRUCHT, Klaus BREUER, Artur KOZICKI, Ralph BUSCH
  • Patent number: 9193647
    Abstract: The process for preparing butadiene from n-butane comprises the steps of A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butane; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising n-butane into at least one first dehydrogenation zone; C) compressing in at least one first compression stage and cooling the gas stream b; D) absorbing the butenes and the stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butane, hydrogen and water vapor, with or without inert gases and with or without carbon oxides, with a selective solvent; E) extractively distilling the selective solvent; F) distilling the selective solvent; G) feeding stream f and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating 1-butene and 2-butenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sonja Giesa, Regina Benfer
  • Publication number: 20140200379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, which comprises the following steps: A) provision of a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes; B) introduction of the feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one dehydrogenation zone and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; C) cooling and compression of the product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, giving at least one condensate stream c1 comprising water and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; D) separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases as gas stream d2 from the gas stream c2 b
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan Pablo Josch, Alexander Weck, Sonja Giesa, Steffen Büteborn, Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran, Regina Benfer, Markus Weber
  • Patent number: 8420879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for workup of a stream (1) comprising butene and/or butadiene, butane, hydrogen and/or nitrogen and carbon dioxide, comprising: (a) absorption of stream (1) with a mixture (5) comprising 80 to 97% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone and 3 to 20% by weight of water to obtain a stream (9) comprising N-methylpyrrolidone, water, butene and/or butadiene, butane, and optionally carbon dioxide, and a stream (7) comprising hydrogen and/or nitrogen and butane, (b) extractive distillation of stream (9) with a stream (13) comprising 80 to 97% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone and 3 to 20% by weight of water to separate the stream (9) into a stream (17) comprising N-methylpyrrolidone, water, butene and/or butadiene, and a stream (15) comprising essentially butane, and optionally carbon dioxide, (c) distillation of stream (17) into a stream (23) comprising essentially N-methylpyrrolidone and water, and a stream (21) comprising butene and/or butadiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Albena Kostova, Regina Benfer, Jochen Götz, Alireza Rezai, Aristides Morillo, Gerhard Olbert, Peter Pfab, Grigorios Kolios, Markus Weber, Alexander Weck
  • Publication number: 20120226087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for workup of a stream (1) comprising butene and/or butadiene, butane, hydrogen and/or nitrogen and carbon dioxide, comprising: (a) absorption of stream (1) with a mixture (5) comprising 80 to 97% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone and 3 to 20% by weight of water to obtain a stream (9) comprising N-methylpyrrolidone, water, butene and/or butadiene, butane, and optionally carbon dioxide, and a stream (7) comprising hydrogen and/or nitrogen and butane, (b) extractive distillation of stream (9) with a stream (13) comprising 80 to 97% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone and 3 to 20% by weight of water to separate the stream (9) into a stream (17) comprising N-methylpyrrolidone, water, butene and/or butadiene, and a stream (15) comprising essentially butane, and optionally carbon dioxide, (c) distillation of stream (17) into a stream (23) comprising essentially N-methylpyrrolidone and water, and a stream (21) comprising butene and/or butadiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Albena Kostova, Regina Benfer, Jochen Götz, Alireza Rezai, Aristides Morillo, Gerhard Olbert, Peter Pfab, Grigorios Kolios, Markus Weber, Alexander Weck
  • Patent number: 7652183
    Abstract: In a process for the preparation of alkylaromatic compounds by reacting C3-30-olefins, or alcohols from which C3-30-olefins are formed under the reaction conditions, with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst, the reaction is carried out in a reactor cascade of at least two reactors, where each of the reactors comprises the alkylation catalyst, at least 80% of the aromatic hydrocarbon are fed into the first reactor of the reactor cascade, and at least 40% of the olefins are intermediately fed in after the first reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Steinbrenner, Thomas Narbeshuber, Joerg Unger, Peter Zehner, Soeren Zimdahl, Regina Benfer
  • Patent number: 7601861
    Abstract: In a process for preparing alkylaryl compounds by reacting a C10-14-monoolefin mixture with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form alkyl aromatic compounds and if appropriate subsequently sulfonating and neutralizing the resulting alkylaryl compounds, in the C10-14-monoolefins, on average, more than 0% and up to 100% of methyl branches are present in the longest carbon chain and fewer than 50% of the methyl branches are in the 2-, 3- and 4-position, calculated starting from the chain ends of the longest carbon chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nils Bottke, Regina Benfer, Marco Bosch, Thomas Narbeshuber, Ulrich Steinbrenner, Juergen Stephan
  • Patent number: 7488857
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Johann, Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Marcus Sigl, Mark Duda
  • Patent number: 7485761
    Abstract: 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 t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Thorsten Johann, Thomas Hill, Marcus Sigl, Regina Benfer
  • Patent number: 7482500
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Johann, Götz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Thomas Hill, Mark Duda
  • Publication number: 20070167661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butane having the steps of A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butane; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising n-butane into at least one first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to obtain a product gas stream b comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen, low-boiling secondary constituents and in some cases steam; C) feeding the product gas stream b of the nonoxidative catalytic dehydrogenation and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating 1-butene and 2-butene to obtain a product gas stream c comprising n-butane, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen, low-boiling secondary constituents and steam, said product gas stream c having a higher content of butadiene than the product gas stream b; D) removing hydrogen, the low-boiling secondary constituents and steam to obtain a C4 product gas stream d substantially consisting of
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Johann, Gotz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Thomas Hill, Mark Duda
  • Publication number: 20070161842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butane having the steps of A) providing a feed gas stream a comprising n-butane; B) feeding the feed gas stream a comprising n-butane into at least one first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to obtain a product gas stream b comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene, hydrogen, low-boiling secondary constituents and in some cases steam; C) feeding the product gas stream b of the nonoxidative catalytic dehydrogenation and an oxygenous gas into at least one second dehydrogenation zone and oxidatively dehydrogenating n-butane, 1-butene and 2-butene to obtain a product gas stream c comprising n-butane, 2-butene, butadiene, low-boiling secondary constituents and steam, said product gas stream c having a higher content of butadiene than the product gas stream b; D) removing the low-boiling secondary constituents and steam to obtain a C4 product gas stream d substantially consisting of n-butane, 2-
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Johann, Gotz-Peter Schindler, Andreas Brodhagen, Sven Crone, Regina Benfer, Marcus Sigl, Mark Duda
  • Publication number: 20070142258
    Abstract: The preparation of alkylaryl compounds takes place by a) reaction of a C4/C5-olefin mixture over a metathesis catalyst to prepare a C4-8-olefin mixture comprising 2-pentene, and optional removal of the C4-8-olefin mixture, b) removal of from 5 to 100% of the 2-pentene present in stage a) and subsequent reaction over an isomerization catalyst to give a mixture of 2-pentene and 1-pentene which is returned to stage a), c) dimerization of the C4-8-olefin mixture obtained in stage b) following removal in the presence of a dimerization catalyst to give a mixture containing C8-16-olefins, removal of these C8-16-olefins and optional removal of a partial stream thereof, d) reaction of the c8-16-olefin mixtures obtained in stage c) or of the partial stream with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form alkyl aromatic compounds where, prior to the reaction, 0 to 60% by weight, based on the c8-16-olefin mixtures obtained in stage c), of linear olefins may additionally be added, e) opt
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschft
    Inventors: Ulrich Steinbrenner, Thomas Heidemann, Michael Roper, Jurgen Stephan, Thomas Narbeshuber, Jurgen Tropsch, Nils Bottke, Regina Benfer