Patents by Inventor Shahram Mihan
Shahram Mihan 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).
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Publication number: 20240117141Abstract: A process for the hydrodepolymerization of polymeric waste material at a hydrogen pressure from 20 to 500 bar, with a hydrocracking catalyst made from or containing (a) a hydrogenating component made from or containing a metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mo, W, Ti, Ni, Cr, V, Co, Zr, and mixtures thereof, supported on an inorganic carrier, and (b) a depolymerizing component being an acidic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Volker Fraaije
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Publication number: 20240051221Abstract: A process for producing articles with an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system using a consumable filament made from or containing a propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A) from 20% to 60% by weight of a heterophasic propylene copolymer; B) from 5% to 33% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains up to 5% by weight of an alpha olefin; C) from 2% to 15% by weight of an elastomeric block copolymer made from or containing styrene; D) from 4% to 32% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer; E) from 5% to 50% by weight of a glass material as filler; and F) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of compatibilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicants: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgInventors: Carl Schirmeister, Karsten Schmitz, Yannic Kessler, Rainer Köhler, Erik Licht, Shahram Mihan, Jürgen Rohrmann, Dieter Langenfelder, Rolf Muelhaupt, Timo Hees
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Patent number: 11518824Abstract: A nano platelet gibbsite treated with compound of formula (ORa)3Si—Rb or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra equal to or different from each other is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical is used as a catalyst support.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwias-Universität FreiburoInventors: Shahram Mihan, Heike Gregorius, Volker Fraaije, Rolf Mulhaupt, Fan Zhong
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Publication number: 20220259416Abstract: An extrusion additive manufacturing process including the step of extruding a polyethylene composition having a melt flow index MIE of at least 0.1 g/10 min., the composition made from or containing: A) from 1% to 40% by weight of a polyethylene component having a weight average molar mass Mw, as measured by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography), equal to or higher than 1,000,000 g/mol; B) from 1% to 95% by weight of a polyethylene component having a Mw value from 50,000 to 500,000 g/mol; and C) from 1% to 59% by weight of a polyethylene component having a Mw value equal to or lower than 5,000 g/mol.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicants: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgInventors: Shahram Mihan, Erik Hans Licht, Rolf Mülhaupt, Carl Gunther Schirmeister, Timo Hees
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Patent number: 11377534Abstract: Methods of depolymerizing polyolefin-based material into useful petrochemical products using metal oxides and heat are described. The metal oxides improve the depolymerization reaction by decreasing the onset temperature for the depolymerization, which results in a higher depolymerization rate and a shorter residence time in the depolymerization unit, allowing for a predictable depolymerization reaction, and decreasing the branching or aromatic formations in the product.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Yulenty Deal, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang, Shahram Mihan
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Patent number: 11319424Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a halloysite catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Volker Fraaije, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, David L. Ramage, Shahram Mihan, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang
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Publication number: 20210395490Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing (a) a polyolefin and (b) a gibbsite nano platelet treated with a compound of formula (ORa)3Si—Rb or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 alkyl radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH, ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAT FREIBURGInventors: SHAHRAM MIHAN, ROLF MUELHAUPT, FAN ZHONG
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Publication number: 20210221923Abstract: A nano platelet gibbsite treated with compound of formula (ORa)3Si—R or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra equal to or different from each other is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical is used as a catalyst support.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicants: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH, ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAT FREIBURGInventors: SHAHRAM MIHAN, HEIKE GREGORIUS, VOLKER FRAAIJE, ROLF MULHAUPT, FAN ZHONG
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Publication number: 20210070958Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a halloysite catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Volker Fraaije, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, David L. Ramage, Shahram Mihan, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang
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Publication number: 20210061972Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a fluorinated alumina catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Sandor Nagy, Christopher D. Smith, Xueyong Yang, Daniel F. White, Sheri E. Davis, Shahram Mihan, Volker Fraaije
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Patent number: 10358509Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or ethylene copolymers comprising polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor which is equipped with a cycle gas line for withdrawing reactor gas from the reactor, leading the reactor gas through a heat-exchanger for cooling and feeding the reactor gas back to the reactor, wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature from 30° C. to 130° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 MPa and an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms is added.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Volker Fraaije, Michael Lynch, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller
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Publication number: 20190055328Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ethylene polymer including the step of polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a Phillips-type chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor containing a reactor bed of particulate polymer, wherein the gas-phase polymerization reactor is equipped with a cycle gas line, wherein the reactor gas returned to the polymerization reactor through the cycle gas line has been condensed in part and the amount of liquid in the returned reactor gas is from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the reactor gas/liquid composition, the polymerization is carried out at from 108° C. to 125° C., and an aluminum alkyl is fed into the polymerization reactor in an amount in the range of from 0.0025 mole to 0.1 mole per ton of dosed ethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Claudio Fibla, Shahram Mihan
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Patent number: 10208144Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
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Patent number: 10202472Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ethylene polymer including the step of polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a Phillips-type chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor containing a reactor bed of particulate polymer, wherein the gas-phase polymerization reactor is equipped with a cycle gas line, wherein the reactor gas returned to the polymerization reactor through the cycle gas line has been condensed in part and the amount of liquid in the returned reactor gas is from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the reactor gas/liquid composition, the polymerization is carried out at from 108° C. to 125° C., and an aluminum alkyl is fed into the polymerization reactor in an amount in the range of from 0.0025 mole to 0.1 mole per ton of dosed ethylene.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Claudio Fibla, Shahram Mihan
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Patent number: 9932465Abstract: A process for preparing a polyolefin, including polymerizing olefins in the presence of an antistatic agent made from or containing an alkylene oxide derived polymer made from or containing in average from about 10 to about 200 repeating units —(CH2—CHR—O)— with R being hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the alkylene oxide derived polymer is a random copolymer of ethylene oxide and other alkylene oxides and a ratio of n:m is in the range of from 6:1 to 1:1, wherein (n) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CH2—O)— derived from ethylene oxide and (m) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CHR?—O)— derived from the other alkylene oxides with R? being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and the end groups of the alkylene oxide derived polymer are —OH groups.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Shahram Mihan, Andreas Maus, Pietro Baita, Maria Di Diego, Lorella Marturano
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Publication number: 20180079842Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or ethylene copolymers comprising polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor which is equipped with a cycle gas line for withdrawing reactor gas from the reactor, leading the reactor gas through a heat-exchanger for cooling and feeding the reactor gas back to the reactor, wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature from 30° C. to 130° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 MPa and an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms is added.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Volker Fraaije, Michael Lynch, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller
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Publication number: 20180072876Abstract: A process for preparing a polyolefin, including polymerizing olefins in the presence of an antistatic agent made from or containing an alkylene oxide derived polymer made from or containing in average from about 10 to about 200 repeating units —(CH2—CHR—O)— with R being hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the alkylene oxide derived polymer is a random copolymer of ethylene oxide and other alkylene oxides and a ratio of n:m is in the range of from 6:1 to 1:1, wherein (n) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CH2—O)— derived from ethylene oxide and (m) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CHR?—O)— derived from the other alkylene oxides with R? being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and the end groups of the alkylene oxide derived polymer are —OH groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Shahram Mihan, Andreas Maus, Pietro Baita, Maria Di Diego, Lorella Marturano
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Publication number: 20180009916Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
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Patent number: 9771439Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
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Patent number: 9738778Abstract: A two steps polymerization process for obtaining a polyolefin composition comprising: a) from 25 wt % to 70 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene-ethylene copolymer containing from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of ethylene derived units; b) from 27 wt % to 70 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha olefins, wherein the ethylene derived units content ranges from 15 wt % to 70 wt %; c) from 3 wt % to 20 wt % of polyethylene homopolymer or an ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha olefins copolymer; the sum a)+b)+c) being 100, wherein said process comprises: step a) contacting under polymerization conditions propylene, optionally ethylene and the catalyst system in order to obtain component a), step b) contacting under polymerization conditions ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha-olefins and the catalyst system in order to obtain components b) and c); wherein the catalyst system comprises a metallocene compound and an iron complex.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Fabiana Fantinel, Bodo Richter, Shahram Mihan, Massimo Covezzi, Claudio Cavalieri, Michele Grazzi