Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Taugner

Wolfgang Taugner 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: 9334215
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating acrolein from the process gas of a heterogeneously catalyzed oxidation of propene by means of atmospheric oxygen, wherein high boilers (including acrylic acid) are firstly separated off from the process gas by means of quenching and technical-grade acrolein having small proportions of low boilers is then obtained by means of absorption and subsequent distillation. Small amounts of a solvent by means of which, in particular, oligomers formed are separated off and the tendency for foam to be formed in the apparatuses or columns is reduced is added in the columns and heat exchangers in the work-up process. The solvent is, according to the invention, separated off and recycled in the form of an organic phase in-situ within the existing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Boeck, Wolfgang Taugner, Udo Gruber
  • Publication number: 20150353460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating acrolein from the process gas of a heterogeneously catalysed oxidation of propene by means of atmospheric oxygen, wherein high boilers (including acrylic acid) are firstly separated off from the process gas by means of quenching and technical-grade acrolein having small proportions of low boilers is then obtained by means of absorption and subsequent distillation. Small amounts of a solvent by means of which, in particular, oligomers formed are separated off and the tendency for foam to be formed in the apparatuses or columns is reduced is added in the columns and heat exchangers in the work-up process. The solvent is, according to the invention, separated off and recycled in the form of an organic phase in-situ within the existing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang BOECK, Wolfgang TAUGNER, Udo GRUBER
  • Patent number: 7604788
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams formed during H2S synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Möller, Wolfgang Böck, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Stephan Rautenberg
  • Publication number: 20080175778
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams formed during H2S synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Moller, Wolfgang Bock, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Stephan Rautenberg
  • Patent number: 7326393
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams formed during H2S synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Alexander Möller, Wolfgang Böck, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Stephan Rautenberg
  • Patent number: 7199270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the separation of methyl mercaptan from reaction gas mixtures obtained by means of the catalytic conversion of H2S with methanol, by means of converting the methyl mercaptan into MMP in the presence of the byproducts with acrolein, and separating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Alexander Möller, Wolfgang Böck, Stephan Rautenberg, Hans-Joachim Hasselbach, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Theo Zarfl
  • Publication number: 20050265913
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams formed during H2S synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Alexander Moller, Wolfgang Bock, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Stephan Rautenberg
  • Publication number: 20050137426
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the separation of methyl mercaptan from reaction gas mixtures obtained by means of the catalytic conversion of H2S with methanol, by means of converting the methyl mercaptan into MMP in the presence of the byproducts with acrolein, and separating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Alexander Moller, Wolfgang Bock, Stephan Rautenberg, Hans-Joachim Hasselbach, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Theo Zarfl
  • Patent number: 5886230
    Abstract: A process for continuous production of methyl mercaptan by catalytic reaction of methanol and hydrogen sulfide. Significant improvements in the pretreatment of the feed gas mixture and in utilization of the heat of reaction and the heat content of the product gas mixture. The energy required to vaporize the methanol is derived partly from utilization of the heat of compression of the hydrogen sulfide gas and from the heat content of the product gas leaving the reactor. The heat of reaction is utilized to heat the feed gas mixture to the reaction temperature, with the help of an external gas heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Willi Hofen, Wolfgang Boeck, Stephan Rautenberg, Joerg Sauer, Dietrich Arntz, Ralf Goedecke, Wolfgang Taugner, Raymund Sonnenschein
  • Patent number: 5866721
    Abstract: A process for separating the product gas mixture from the catalytic synthesis of methyl mercaptan. Because of improved separation of the product gas mixture into its components, less hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan are lost in discharging the inert gases than in the known process. The inert gases can be burned without after-treatment of the exhaust gas. Likewise, the process water that is discharged is less contaminated with polysulfides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Willi Hofen, Wolfgang Boeck, Stephan Rautenberg, Joerg Sauer, Dietrich Arntz, Ralf Goedecke, Wolfgang Taugner, Raymund Sonnenschein