Basf Se Corporation

Alvaro Gordillo

Stephan Andreas Schunk

Johann-Peter Melder

Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu

Juergen Bechtel

Ulrich Müller

Thomas Heidemann

Richard Dehn

Rene Backes

Ivana Jevtovikj

Marie Katrin Schroeter

Markus Piepenbrink

Holger Werhan

Miriam Bru Roig

Michael Limbach

Svenia Duefert

Joaquim Henrique Teles

Ulrich Mueller

Harald Schaefer

Frederic Lucas

Michael Ludwik Lejkowski

Ronald Lindner

Nuria Huguet Subiela

Martin Alexander Bohn

Armin Lange De Oliveira

Christian Gruenanger

Benoit Blank

Johannes Lieberknecht

Andreas Kuschel

Lei Zhang

Carlos Lizandara Pueyo

Takeharu Kageyama

René Backes

Sabine Chantal Eileen Stieber

Ulrich MÜLLER

Michael Lejkowski

The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of 2-aminoethanol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula HN&#x2014;[CHCHNH]&#x2014;CHCHNHwherein n&#x2265;1 comprising: (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material having the MOR framework structure comprising YOand XO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, said zeolitic material containing copper as extra-framework ions; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising 2-aminoethanol and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting 2-aminoethanol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.

Process for the conversion of monoethanolamine to ethylenediamine employing a copper-modified zeolite of the MOR framework structure

The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethane-1,2-diol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula HN&#x2014;[CHCHNH]&#x2014;CHCHNHwherein n&#x2265;1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YOand XO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material is selected from the group consisting of zeolitic materials having the MOR, FAU, CHA and/or GME framework structure, including combinations of two or more thereof; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethane-1,2-diol and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethane-1,2-diol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.

Process for the conversion of ethylene glycol to ethylenediamine employing a zeolite catalyst

Preparing ethanolamines/ethyleneamines in the presence of an amination catalyst prepared by reducing a calcined catalyst precursor containing one or more metals of groups 8, 9, 10 and/or 11 and low basicity achieved by: a) coprecipitating catalyst precursor and active composition additionally contains alkali metals or alkaline earth metals; b) the catalyst precursor is prepared by impregnating a support material or precipitative application onto a support material containing alkali metals, Be, Ca, Ba, Sr, hydrotalcite, chrysotile or sepiolite; c) the catalyst precursor is prepared by impregnating a support material or precipitative application onto a support material and the active composition of the catalyst support contains one or more of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; d) the catalyst precursor is calcined at temperatures of 600&#xb0; C. or more; or e) the catalyst precursor is prepared by a combination of a) and d), b) and d), or c) and d).

Method for producing ethanolamines and/or ethyleneamines

The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula HN&#x2014;(CHCHNH)&#x2014;CHCH&#x2014;NHwherein n&#x2265;1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YOand XO, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethylene oxide and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.

Process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to monoethanolamine and ethylenediamine employing a zeolite

Provided herein is a process for preparing furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid. The process includes the following steps: (A-1) preparing a starting mixture comprising one, two or more carbohydrate compounds selected from the group consisting of: hexoses, oligosaccharides comprising hexose units, and polysaccharides including hexose units, and as a solvent or as a co-solvent for the carbohydrate compounds an amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of a formula (II) and (A-2) subjecting the starting mixture to reaction conditions so that at least one of the one, two or more carbohydrate compounds reacts, and a fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II) is hydrolyzed, resulting in a mixture including 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural and/or the one or more HMF esters of a formula (I), one or more carboxylic acids of a formula (III) and a remaining fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II).

Process for preparing furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid

A process for preparing furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid is disclosed. The process includes the following steps: preparing or providing a starting mixture including 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural (HMF), 5,5'-[oxy-bis(methylene)]bis-2-furfural (di-HMF), and water; subjecting said starting mixture to oxidation conditions in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas and a catalytically effective amount of a heterogeneous catalyst including one or more noble metals on a support so that both HMF and di-HMF react to give furane-2,5-dicarboxylic acid in a product mixture also including water and oxidation by-products. The use of a catalyst is also disclosed, the catalyst including one or more noble metals on a support as an heterogeneous oxidation catalyst for catalyzing in an aqueous starting mixture the reaction of both HMF and di-HMF to furane-2,5-dicarboxylic acid.

Provided herein is a process for preparing a mixture including 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural (HMF) and one or more HMF esters of formula (I), the process including the following steps: (A-1) preparing or providing a starting mixture which includes one, two or more carbohydrate compounds and as the solvent or as a co-solvent for the carbohydrate compounds an amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II); (A-2) subjecting the starting mixture to reaction conditions so that at least one of the one, two or more carbohydrate compounds reacts, and a fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II) is hydrolyzed, so that a mixture results that includes 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural and/or the one or more HMF esters of formula (I), one or more carboxylic acids of formula (III) and a remaining fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II).

Process for preparing a mixture comprising 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural and specific HMF esters

Catalytic process for preparing an &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt, comprising reacting an alkene and carbon dioxide in the presence of a carboxylation catalyst and releasing the &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt with a base, the carboxylation catalyst being a transition metal complex, which comprises a structurally constrained bidentate P,X ligand, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of P, N, O, and carbene, the P and X atom are separated by 2 to 4 bridging atoms, and wherein the bridging atoms are part of at least one 5- to 7-membered cyclic substructure. A further catalytic processes for preparing &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives from COand an alkene is provided.

Process for preparing an unsaturated carboxylic acid salt

Catalytic process for preparing an &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt, wherein an alkene and carbon dioxide are reacted in the presence of a carboxylation catalyst and in the presence of a specific aryloxide to obtain the &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt, the carboxylation catalyst being a transition metal complex. The process allows for efficient preparation of &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives from COand an alkene.

Process for preparing an unsaturated carboxylic acid salt using an aryloxide

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