Patents by Inventor Ulrich Penzel
Ulrich Penzel 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: 20080177111Abstract: The present invention provides a process for hydrogenating aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines in the presence of hydrogenation catalysts, which comprises using hydrogenation catalysts in which nickel and platinum are present on a support in the form of an alloy having an atomic ratio of nickel to platinum in the alloy of between 30:70 and 70:30.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frederik van Laar, Ekkehard Schwab, Steffen Oehlenschlager, Hartwig Voss, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Konrad Morgenschweis, Ulrich Penzel, Bernd Weidner
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Publication number: 20080146848Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing aromatic amines by hydrogenation of nitroaromatics in the presence of catalysts, in which a fluid reaction mixture which comprises amines and from which the catalysts are separated off is formed in a reactor. After the catalysts have been separated off, a measurement of the absorption of UV/VIS radiation by the reaction mixture is carried out to determine the concentration of nitro and nitroso compounds in the reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Frederik van Laar, Thomas Beuemann, Georg Krug, Steffen Oehlenschlager, Ekkehard Schwab, Hartwig Voss, Konrad Morgenschweis, Ulrich Penzel, Dietrich Tittelbach-Helmrich
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Patent number: 7342134Abstract: The invention relates to a process for distillatively preparing TDA from a reactant stream comprising TDA, high boilers and low boilers in a dividing wall column in which a dividing wall is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the column to form an upper combined column region (2), a lower combined column region (3), a feed section (4) having a rectifying section (5) and stripping section (6), and also a withdrawal section (7) having a rectifying section (9) and stripping section (8), which comprises the following steps: a. feeding the reactant stream (13) into the feed section (4) of the dividing wall column (1); b. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the top of the column (11); c. drawing off TDA via a side draw (14) in the withdrawal section (7) of the dividing wall column (1); d. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the bottom of the column (12).Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carsten Knoesche, Martin Sohn, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Juergen Pallasch, Gunter Georgi, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Hans Volkmar Schwarz, Stefan Maixner, Gerald Molz, Eckhard Stroefer
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Publication number: 20070232827Abstract: A process for the preparation of isocyanates by reacting amines with phosgene, the phosgene-containing stream of starting materials (i) being substantially free of isocyanates and (ii) having a mass content of hydrogen chloride (referred to below as HCl) of less than 0.4% by mass, and a production plant for carrying out the process according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2002Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Ulrich Penzel, Filip Deberdt
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Publication number: 20070149814Abstract: The present invention provides a process for hydrogenating aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines in the presence of hydrogenation catalysts, which comprises using hydrogenation catalysts in which nickel and platinum are present on a support in the form of an alloy having an atomic ratio of nickel to platinum in the alloy of between 30:70 and 70:30.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2004Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frederik van Laar, Ekkehard Schwab, Steffen Oehlenschlager, Hartwig Voss, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Konrad Morgenschweis, Ulrich Penzel, Bernd Weidner
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Patent number: 7230130Abstract: A process for preparing methylenedianiline by reacting aniline with formaldehyde in the presence of acid catalysts comprising, in a semicontinuous process, introducing aniline with or without acid catalyst, feeding formaldehyde with or without acid catalyst through a mixing element into a circuit in which aniline with or without acid catalyst and with or without previously added formaldehyde is circulated and, after feeding in at least 50% of the total amount of formaldehyde to be fed in, heating the reaction mixture to a temperature above 75° C. In addition, the invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates by phosgenation of amines obtainable in this manner and to the polyisocyanates obtainable by this process.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eckhard Ströfer, Jan Jacobs, Wilfried Seyfert, Hans Volkmar Schwarz, Olaf Schweers, Volker Scharr, Ulrich Penzel
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Publication number: 20070083065Abstract: The invention relates to a process for distillatively preparing TDA from a reactant stream comprising TDA, high boilers and low boilers in a dividing wall column in which a dividing wall is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the column to form an upper combined column region (2), a lower combined column region (3), a feed section (4) having a rectifying section (5) and stripping section (6), and also a withdrawal section (7) having a rectifying section (9) and stripping section (8), which comprises the following steps: a. feeding the reactant stream (13) into the feed section (4) of the dividing wall column (1); b. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the top of the column (11); c. drawing off TDA via a side draw (14) in the withdrawal section (7) of the dividing wall column (1); d. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the bottom of the column (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Carsten Knoesche, Martin Sohn, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Jurgen Pallach, Gunter Georgi, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Hans Schwarz, Stefan Maixner, Gerald Molz, Eckhard Stroefer
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Publication number: 20060252960Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates by reacting organic amines with phosgene, wherein the reaction is carried out in at least three stages, with the first stage being carried out in a mixing apparatus, the second stage in at least one residence apparatus and the third stage in at least one separation apparatus and the pressure in each successive stage being lower than that in the previous stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2003Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Martin Sohn, Eckhard Stroefer, Filip Nevejans, Ulrich Penzel, Has-Juergen Pallasch, Rene Leuthold, Andreas Brodhagen, Andreas Woelfert, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Markus Maurer
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Patent number: 7091383Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing amines by catalytic hydrogenation of nitroaromatics and subsequent removal of the catalysts from the reaction mixture, which contains at least one aromatic amine and water, which comprises carrying out the removal of the catalysts by means of membrane filtration, which is carried out at a pressure on the suspension side of from 5 to 50 bar, a pressure difference between the suspension side and the permeate side of at least 0.3 bar and a flux rate on the suspension side of from 1 to 6 m/s.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Ekkehard Schwab, Frederick van Laar, Hartwig Voss, Steffen Oehlenschlaeger, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Konrad Morgenschweis, Ulrich Penzel, Bernd Weidner
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Publication number: 20060123842Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the partial or complete separation of a mixture comprising hydrogen chloride and phosgene, possibly solvents and possibly low boilers and inerts as are typically obtained in the preparation of isocyanates by reaction of amines with phosgene, which comprises firstly carrying out a partial or complete condensation of phosgene, then a distillation or stripping step in a column to remove the hydrogen chloride from the bottom product phosgene and subsequently a scrub of the top product hydrogen chloride by means of the process solvent to absorb the phosgene in the process solvent. An after-purification by means of adsorption on activated carbon or by another suitable method can subsequently be carried out to remove solvent residues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2003Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: BASF AKTINEGESSELSCHAFTInventors: Martin Sohn, Eckhard Stroefer, Filip Nevejans, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Peter Abeel, Filip Deberdt, Jan Jacobs, Wolfgang Mackenroth
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Publication number: 20060116529Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting amines with phosgene, wherein the phosgene-containing feed stream has a hydrogen chloride content of more than 0.8% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Andreas Wolfert, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Eckhard Stroefer, Ulrich Penzel, Filip Deberdt
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Publication number: 20060089507Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reaction of amines with phosgene in a reactor and subsequent separation of the isocyanate from the reaction mixture leaving the reactor and purification of the isocyanate, wherein the separation and purification of the isocyanate is carried out in a column having a pressure at the top of 1-950 mbar, preferably 5-50 mbar, particularly preferably 10-20 mbar, and a temperature at the bottom of 90-250° C., preferably 120-170° C., particularly preferably 130-150° C., and the pure isocyanate stream is preferably taken off in liquid or gaseous form at a side offtake of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2003Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Sohn, Eckhard Stroefer, Filip Nevejans, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Michael Sander, Hans Schwarz, Wolfgang Mackenroth
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Publication number: 20060011463Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reaction of amines with phosgene in the presence of inert organic solvents in a reactor and subsequent work-up of the reaction mixture leaving the reactor, wherein the solvent is separated off in a two-stage or multistage, preferably two-stage, distillation process in which the solvent is separated off at a pressure of 0.1-15 bar in a first apparatus and at 1-900 mbar in a second apparatus or further apparatuses, with the heat of condensation of the solvent vapor from the first apparatus being used for partial or complete vaporization of solvent in the second apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2003Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Sohn, Eckhard Stroefer, Filip Nevejans, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Peter Van Den Abeel, Filip Deberdt, Jan Jacobs, Wolfgang Mackenroth
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Publication number: 20050177003Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing amines by catalytic hydrogenation of nitroaromatics and subsequent removal of the catalysts from the reaction mixture, which contains at least one aromatic amine and water, which comprises carrying out the removal of the catalysts by means of membrane filtration, which is carried out at a pressure on the suspension side of from 5 to 50 bar, a pressure difference between the suspension side and the permeate side of at least 0.3 bar and a flux rate on the suspension side of from 1 to 6 m/s.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Ekkehard Schwab, Frederik Laar, Hartwig Voss, Steffen Oehlenschlager, Wolfgang Mackenroth, Konrad Morgenschweis, Ulrich Penzel
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Patent number: 6900348Abstract: A process is provided for preparing light-colored isocyanates which can be used for preparing urethane compounds, in particular polyurethanes, for example polyurethane foams.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Reif, Peter van den Abeel, Filip Nevejans, Hans Volkmar Schwarz, Ulrich Penzel, Volker Scharr
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Patent number: 6896401Abstract: In a process for mixing reactant streams (1, 2; 5) to produce a product stream (10) using a mixing configuration (15, 16) having a number of reactant feed points, an excess component stream of one reactant is divided into two reactant substreams (1, 2) and fed into the suction region (3, 4) of a mixing space (12) at right angles to a deficient component (5) entering the mixing space (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Wölfert, Ulrich Penzel
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Patent number: 6867324Abstract: Starting material streams are mixed in a mixer (13) for the phosgenation of amines by a process in which the reaction product (3) is removed in a closed loop and the starting material streams (1.2) contain organic solvents. The main streams (1.1, 2.1) and/or part-streams (1.2, 2.2) of the starting materials (1, 2) come into contact with one another according to the countercurrent principle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Wölfert, Ulrich Penzel
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Publication number: 20050014975Abstract: A process for preparing methylenedianiline by reacting aniline with formaldehyde in the presence of acid catalysts comprising, in a semicontinuous process, introducing aniline with or without acid catalyst, feeding formaldehyde with or without acid catalyst through a mixing element into a circuit in which aniline with or without acid catalyst and with or without previously added formaldehyde is circulated and, after feeding in at least 50% of the total amount of formaldehyde to be fed in, heating the reaction mixture to a temperature above 75° C. In addition, the invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates by phosgenation of amines obtainable in this manner and to the polyisocyanates obtainable by this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Eckhard Strofer, Jan Jacobs, Wilfried Seyfert, Hans Schwarz, Olaf Schweers, Volker Scharr, Ulrich Penzel
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Patent number: 6831192Abstract: A process for preparing methylenedianiline by reacting aniline with formaldehyde in the presence of acid catalysts comprising, in a semicontinuous process, introducing aniline with or without acid catalyst, feeding formaldehyde with or without acid catalyst through a mixing element into a circuit in which aniline with or without acid catalyst and with or without previously added formaldehyde is circulated and, after feeding in at least 50% of the total amount of formaldehyde to be fed in, heating the reaction mixture to a temperature above 75° C. In addition, the invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates by phosgenation of amines obtainable in this manner and to the polyisocyanates obtainable by this process.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eckhard Ströfer, Jan Jacobs, Wilfried Seyfert, Hans Volkmar Schwarz, Olaf Schweers, Volker Scharr, Ulrich Penzel
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Publication number: 20040147783Abstract: A catalyst comprising nickel on a TiO2 support is obtainable by coprecipitation ofType: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Ekkehard Schwab, Jorn Muller, Ulrich Penzel, Gunter Georgi, Bernd Weidner, Dietrich Titelbach-Helmrich, Jurgen Dahlhaus