Patents by Inventor Till Gerlach
Till Gerlach 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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Patent number: 7560496Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide which comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, nickel and cobalt as active component and a support material based on carbon. The invention further provides for the use of this catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide and in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Kuhrs, Markus Hoelzle, Till Gerlach, Michael Hesse
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Publication number: 20080255360Abstract: Processes comprising: providing a starting material comprising monoethanolamine; and reacting the starting material with ammonia in the presence of a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product comprising one or more ethylene amines; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition, which prior to treatment with hydrogen, comprises a mixture of oxygen-containing compounds of aluminum, copper, nickel and cobalt; and wherein the catalyst is present as one or more shaped catalyst particles selected from spheres, extrudates, pellets and other geometries, wherein the sphere or extrudate has a diameter of <3 mm, the pellet has a height of <3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a? of <0.70 mm, where a? is the external surface area per unit volume (mms2/mmp3), as defined by a ? = A p V p where Ap is the external surface area of the catalyst particle (mms2) and Vp is the volume of the catalyst particle (mmp3).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Gunther van Cauwenberge, Johann-Peter Melder, Holger Evers, Till Gerlach, Frank Kiesslich, Ekkehard Schwab, Bram Willem Hoffer
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Publication number: 20080255351Abstract: Processes comprising: providing a starting material comprising diethylene glycol; and reacting the starting material with ammonia in the presence of a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product comprising aminodiglycol and morpholine; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition, which prior to treatment with hydrogen, comprises a mixture of oxygen-containing compounds of copper, nickel, cobalt and at least one of aluminum and zirconium; and wherein the catalyst is present as one or more shaped catalyst particles selected from spheres, extrudates, pellets and other geometries, wherein the sphere or extradate has a diameter of <3 mm, the pellet has a height of <3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a? of <0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Bram Willem Hoffer, Holger Evers, Petr Kubanek, Till Gerlach, Johann-Peter Melder, Frank Funke, Matthias Frauenkron, Helmut Schmidtke
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Publication number: 20080228009Abstract: Process for preparing 1,1,4,4-tetraalkoxybut-2-ene derivatives of the general formula (I), where the radicals R1 and R2 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C6-C12-aryl, such as phenyl, or C5-C12-cycloalkyl or R1 and R2 together with the double bond to which they are bound form a C6-C12-aryl radical, such as phenyl, a phenyl radical substituted by one or more C1-C6-alkyl groups, halogen atoms or alkoxy groups or a monounsaturated or polyunsaturated C5-C12-cycloalkyl radical, R3, R4 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, methyl, trifluoromethyl or nitrile, which comprises electrochemically oxidizing 1,4-dialkoxy-1,3-butadiene of the formula II where the radicals R1, R3 and R4 have the same meanings as in the formula I, in the presence of a C1-C6-alkyl alcohol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Ingo Richter, Hermann Putter, Ulrich Griesbach, Till Gerlach
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Publication number: 20080221359Abstract: Processes comprising: providing a starting material comprising ethylenediamine; and reacting the starting material in the presence of a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to form one or more ethylene amines; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition, which prior to treatment with hydrogen, comprises a mixture of oxygen-containing compounds of aluminum, copper, nickel and cobalt; and wherein the catalyst is present as one or more shaped catalyst particles selected from spheres, extrudates, pellets and other geometries, wherein the sphere or extrudate has a diameter of <3 mm, the pellet has a height of <3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a? of <0.70 mm, where a? is the external surface area per unit volume (mms2/mmp3), as defined by a ? = A p V p where Ap is the external surface area of the catalyst particle (mms2) and Vp is the volume of the catalyst particle (mmp3).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Till Gerlach, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder
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Patent number: 7393978Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylenamines, in particular diethylenetriamine (DETA), by continuous reaction of ethylenediamine (EDA) in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, where the reaction is carried out in a reaction column.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Frauenkron, Thomas Krug, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder, Roderich Röttger, Markus Siegert, Till Gerlach, Jan Nouwen, Ellen Dahlhoff, Christian Miller
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Publication number: 20080139676Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide which comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, nickel and cobalt as active component and a support material based on carbon. The invention further provides for the use of this catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide and in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Kuhrs, Markus Holzle, Till Gerlach, Michael Hesse
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Patent number: 7381845Abstract: A process for hydrogenating nitrile functions present in organic compounds over at least one heterogeneous catalyst, in which the hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of an ionic liquid, is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Verena Weiskopf, Till Gerlach, Kirsten Wenz
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Patent number: 7371917Abstract: Process for preparing a compound having a nonaromatic C—C double or triple bond (compound A) from another compound or a mixture of other compounds having a nonaromatic C—C double or triple bond (compound B), which comprises bringing the compound (B) into contact with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising carbides or oxycarbides of a transition element at from 50 to 500° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Schubert, Till Gerlach, Michael Hesse, Juergen Stephan, Volker Boehm, Andreas Brodhagen, Frank Poplow
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Publication number: 20070167530Abstract: Method of reducing the concentration of sulfur and/or a sulfur-containing compound in a biochemically prepared organic compound by bringing the respective organic compound into contact with an adsorbent. Ethanol which has a particular specification and can be prepared by the abovementioned method, and its use as solvent, disinfectant, as component in pharmaceutical or cosmetic products or in foodstuffs or in cleaners, as feed in steam reforming processes for the synthesis of hydrogen or in fuel cells, or as building block in chemical synthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Till Gerlach, Johann-Peter Melder, Bram Hoffer, Anton Meier
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Publication number: 20070142673Abstract: A process for hydrogenating nitrile functions present in organic compounds over at least one heterogeneous catalyst, in which the hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of an ionic liquid, is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft Patents, Trademarks and LicensesInventors: Verena Weiskopf, Till Gerlach, Kirsten Wenz
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Publication number: 20070112218Abstract: Process for preparing an ethylamine by reacting ethanol with ammonia, a primary amine or a secondary amine in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst, in which a biochemically prepared ethanol (bioethanol) in which the concentration of sulfur and/or sulfur-containing compounds has been reduced beforehand by bringing it into contact with an adsorbent is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Anton Meier, Johann-Peter Melder, Till Gerlach, Frank Haese
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Publication number: 20070100144Abstract: Preparation of ethyleneamines by reacting monoethanolamine (MEOA) with ammonia in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor (1) and separating the resulting reaction product, where ethylenediamine (EDA) obtained in the separation is reacted in a separate reactor (2) in the presence of a catalyst to give diethylenetriamine (DETA), and the resulting reaction product is passed to the separation of the reaction product resulting from reactor 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2004Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Frauenkron, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder, Roderich Rottger, Markus Siegert, Till Gerlach, Jan Nouwen, Thomas Krug
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Patent number: 7183438Abstract: Disclosed are catalysts, the catalytically active mass of which contains 22 to 40 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of zirconium, calculated as ZrO2, 1 to 30 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of copper, calculated as CuO, 15 to 50 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of nickel, calculated as NiO, the molar ratio between nickel and copper being greater than 1, 15 to 50 percent by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of cobalt, calculated as CoO, and less than 1 percent by weight of an alkali metal, calculated as alkali metal oxide, prior to being treated with hydrogen. Also disclosed is a method for the production of amines by reacting primary and secondary alcohols, aldehydes, or ketones with hydrogen and nitrogen compounds selected from the group ammonia, primary and secondary amines, in the presence of said catalysts at an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2003Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Till Gerlach, Frank Funke, Johann-Peter Melder, Stefan Iselborn, Martin Rudloff, Michael Hüllmann
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Publication number: 20060276649Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylenamines, in particular diethylenetriamine (DETA), by continuous reaction of ethylenediamine (EDA) in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, where the reaction is carried out in a reaction column.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Frauenkron, Thomas Krug, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder, Roderich Rottger, Markus Siegert, Till Gerlach, Jan Nouwen, Ellen Dahlhoff, Christian Miller
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Patent number: 7122702Abstract: Process for the catalytic hydrogenation of an aliphatically unsaturated group in an organic compound in the presence of a catalyst whose preparation has involved precipitation of catalytically active components onto monoclinic, tetragonal or cubic zirconium dioxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Till Gerlach, Frank Funke, Johann-Peter Melder
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Patent number: 7105662Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of N-substituted 2,6-dialkylmorpholines of the formula I in which R1 and R2, independently of one another, are hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, or R1 and R2 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded are a 5- to 14-membered carbocycle, and R3 and R4, independently of one another, are alkyl or cycloalkyl, by reacting at least one carbonyl compound of the formula II in which R1 and R2 have the meanings given above, with at least one morpholine of the formula III in which R3 and R4 have the meanings given above, in the presence of hydrogen and at least one metal-containing catalyst, wherein the active component of the catalyst consists essentially of platinum group metals.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: BASF AkteingesellschaftInventors: Michael Henningsen, Andreas Kusche, Michael Hüllmann, Lothar Rüb, Stefan Käshammer, Till Gerlach
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Patent number: 7101824Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of iron-doped ruthenium catalysts supported on carbon, and their use for the selective liquid phase hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds to give the corresponding alcohols, in particular for the hydrogenation of citral to give geraniol or nerol or of citronellal to give citronellol.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengellsellschaftInventors: Till Gerlach, Hans-Georg Göbbel, Frank Funke, Klaus Ebel, Ekkehard Schwab, Signe Unverricht, Reinhard Körner, Lisa Lobree
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Patent number: 7064164Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures comprising linear block copolymers made from vinylaromatic monomers and from dienes of the structure (I) S1-B1-S2 and (II) S3-B2-S4, where S1 is a block made from vinylaromatic monomers with number-average molar mass Mn in the range from 40,000 to 100,000 g/mol, each of S2, S3 and S4 is a block made from vinylaromatic monomers with number-average molar mass Mn in the range from 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol, each of B1 and B2 is a block made from dienes or a copolymer block made from dienes and from vinylaromatic monomers with numberaverage molar mass Mn in the range from 15,000 to 40,000 g/mol, and the ratio of the block copolymers (I)/(II) is in the range from 0.6 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Konrad Knoll, Philippe Desbois, Hans-Michael Walter, Michael Ishaque, Till Gerlach, Friederike Osswald
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Patent number: 7053246Abstract: Process for preparing a symmetrical secondary amine by reaction of a primary amine in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst whose preparation has involved precipitation of catalytically active components onto monoclinic, tetragonal or cubic zirconium dioxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Till Gerlach, Frank Funke, Christoph Benisch, Johann-Peter Melder