Patents by Inventor Thomas Westermann

Thomas Westermann 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).

  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE USING A CERIUM OXIDE CATALYST IN AN ADIABATIC REACTION CASCADE
    Publication number: 20170081187
    Abstract: A process for the production of chlorine by thermo-catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride and oxygen is described, the process comprising at least (1) a cerium oxide catalyst and (2) an adiabatic reaction cascade, containing at least two adiabatic stages connected in series with intermediate cooling, wherein the molar O2/HCl-ratio is equal or above 0.75 in any part of the cerium oxide catalyst beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Timm SCHMIDT, Aurel WOLF, Oliver Felix-Karl SCHLÜTER, Thomas WESTERMANN, Cecilia MONDELLI, Javier PEREZ-RAMIREZ, Hary SOERIJANTO, Reinhard SCHOMAECKER, Detre TESCHNER, Robert SCHLOEGL
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE USING A CERIUM OXIDE CATALYST IN AN ISOTHERMIC REACTOR
    Publication number: 20140241976
    Abstract: A process for the production of chlorine by thermo-catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride gas with oxygen, in the presence of a catalyst, and separation of the chlorine from the reaction products comprising chlorine, hydrogen chloride, oxygen and water, characterized in that a) a cerium oxide is used as catalytically active component in the catalyst and b) the reaction gases are converted at the cerium oxide catalyst in one or more isothermic reaction zones, preferably in one or more tube bundle reactors, wherein the molar O2/HCl-ratio is equal or above 0.75 in any part of the cerium oxide containing reaction zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Timm Schmidt, Aurel Wolf, Oliver Felix-Karl Schlüter, Thomas Westermann, Cecilia Mondelli, Javier Perez-Ramirez, Hary Soerijanto, Reinhard Schomäcker, Detre Tescher, Robert Schlögl
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE USING A CERIUM OXIDE CATALYST IN AN ADIABATIC REACTION CASCADE
    Publication number: 20140205533
    Abstract: A process for the production of chlorine by thermo-catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride and oxygen is described, the process comprising at least (1) a cerium oxide catalyst and (2) an adiabatic reaction cascade, containing at least two adiabatic stages connected in series with intermediate cooling, wherein the molar O2/HCl-ratio is equal or above 0.75 in any part of the cerium oxide catalyst beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Timm Schmidt, Aurel Wolf, Oliver Felix-Karl Schlüter, Thomas Westermann, Cecilia Mondelli, Javier Perez-Ramirez, Hary Soerijanto, Reinhard Schomäcker, Detre Teschner, Robert Schlögl