Patents by Inventor Thorsten Schwärtzke

Thorsten Schwärtzke 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: 9561965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for hydrogenating halogen-containing silane compounds having at least three silicon atoms, in which at least one halogen-containing silane compound having at least three silicon atoms and at least one hydrogenating agent are converted continuously to form at least one hydridosilane compound having at least 3 silicon atoms and oxidized hydrogenating agent, and wherein oxidized hydrogenating agent is withdrawn and reduced, and the reaction product of this reduction reaction is sent back to the hydrogenation, to the hydridosilane compounds obtainable by this process and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Min-Zae Oh, Jens Haubrock, Thorsten Schwaertzke, Imad Moussallem, Martin Trocha
  • Publication number: 20150307363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for hydrogenating halogen-containing silane compounds having at least three silicon atoms, in which at least one halogen-containing silane compound having at least three silicon atoms and at least one hydrogenating agent are converted continuously to form at least one hydridosilane compound having at least 3 silicon atoms and oxidized hydrogenating agent, and wherein oxidized hydrogenating agent is withdrawn and reduced, and the reaction product of this reduction reaction is sent back to the hydrogenation, to the hydridosilane compounds obtainable by this process and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Evoniki Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Min-Zae OH, Jens HAUBROCK, Thorsten SCHWAERTZKE, Imad MOUSSALLEM, Martin TROCHA
  • Patent number: 9011812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydridosilanes from halosilanes, in which a) i) at least one halosilane of the generic formula SinX2n+2 (where n?3 and X=F, Cl, Br and/or I) and ii) at least one catalyst are converted to form a mixture comprising at least one halosilane of the generic formula SimX2m+2 (where m>n and X=F, Cl, Br and/or I) and SiX4 (where X=F, Cl, Br and/or I), and b) the at least one halosilane of the generic formula SimX2m+2 is hydrogenated to form a hydridosilane of the generic formula SimH2m+2, the hydridosilane of the generic formula SimH2m+2 is separated from partially halogenated hydridosilanes of the general formula SimH(2m+2?y)Xy (where 1<y<2m+1), and the separated partially halogenated hydridosilanes of the general formula SimH(2m+2?y)Xy (where 1<y<2m+1) are hydrogenated again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Nicole Brausch, Jens Haubrock, Udo Knippenberg, Thorsten Schwaertzke, Joerg Zoellner, Stephan Wieber
  • Publication number: 20130259791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydridosilanes from halosilanes, in which a) i) at least one halosilane of the generic formula SinX2n+2 (where n?3 and X=F, Cl, Br and/or I) and ii) at least one catalyst are converted to form a mixture comprising at least one halosilane of the generic formula SimX2m+2 (where m>n and X=F, Cl, Br and/or I) and SiX4 (where X=F, Cl, Br and/or I), and b) the at least one halosilane of the generic formula SimX2m+2 is hydrogenated to form a hydridosilane of the generic formula SimH2m+2, the hydridosilane of the generic formula SimH2m+2 is separated from partially halogenated hydridosilanes of the general formula SimH(2m+2?y)Xy (where 1<y<2m+1), and the separated partially halogenated hydridosilanes of the general formula SimH(2m+2?y)Xy (where 1<y<2m+1) are hydrogenated again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Nicole Brausch, Jens Haubrock, Udo Knippenberg, Thorsten Schwaertzke, Joerg Zoellner, Stephan Wieber
  • Patent number: 8258249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer comprising acrylic acid made by the process comprising the steps of heating an aqueous glycerine solution to form glycerine; transporting the glycerine to the dehydration reactor; dehydrating the glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; gas phase oxidating of the acrolein-comprising dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; working-up the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; and polymerizing the acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; wherein a plurality of gas bubbles is generated and wherein the dehydration occurs at least partially in the liquid phase. The superabsorbent polymer has certain properties for biodegradability and sustainability. Further, at least about 25% of the acrylic acid is based on glycerine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Stockhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
  • Publication number: 20110144294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of acrylic acid, comprising at least the following steps: a. dehydration of glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; b. gas phase oxidation of the dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; c. bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; d. work-up of the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; whereby, during the dehydration a liquid phase a1 and a gas phase a2 is present, whereby in the liquid phase a1 a plurality of gas bubbles is generated, as well as a process for production of polymers by polymerization of acrylic acid, preferably for production of water-absorbing polymers, the water-absorbing polymers obtainable by this process, a composite, a process for production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this process, and further chemical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
  • Patent number: 7939597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for production of acrylic acid, comprising the steps of a) dehydration of glycerine to an acrolein-comprising dehydration product; b) gas phase oxidation of the dehydration product to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer gas; c) bringing into contact of the monomer gas with a quench agent to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising quench phase; and d) work-up of the quench phase to obtain an acrylic acid-comprising monomer phase; whereby, during the dehydration a liquid phase a1 and a gas phase a2 is present, whereby in the liquid phase a1 a plurality of gas bubbles is generated, as well as a process for production of polymers by polymerization of acrylic acid, preferably for production of water-absorbing polymers, the water-absorbing polymers obtainable by this process, a composite, a process for production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this process, and further chemical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Evonik Stockhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Günther Bub, Jürgen Mosler, Franz-Felix Kuppinger, Andreas Sabbagh, Guido Stochniol, Jörg Sauer, Markus Winterberg, Udo Knippenberg, Günter Latoschinski, Franck Furno, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Jörg Leistner
  • Patent number: 7569196
    Abstract: A reactor for carrying out catalyzed liquid reactions in which the catalyst is present as a dispersion in the reaction zone. The reactor includes at least one inlet and outlet, with all starting materials being fed in via the inlet and all products being discharged via the outlet. The inlet and outlet can be switched so that an exit previously serving as the outlet is utilized as an entrance serving as the inlet and at the same time an entrance previously serving as the inlet is utilized as an exit serving as the outlet. The inlet and outlet each include a filter element that keeps the catalyst in the reactor. The reactor also includes a device that ensures homogeneous distribution of the catalyst and the starting materials in the reactor. This reactor can carry out reactions at a high solids content without the catalyst having to be separated off from a product stream in an extra process step and without regular cleaning and thus shutdown of the process being necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: OXENO Olefinchemie GmbH
    Inventors: Horst-Werner Zanthoff, Dietrich Maschmeyer, Thorsten Schwärtzke, Udo Robers, Anita Völkel