Basf Se Corporation

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Vito Nv

Christian Walsdorff

Klaus Harth

Cornelia Katharina Dobner

Ulrich Hammon

Götz-Peter Schindler

Holger Borchert

Hartmut Hibst

Jürgen Zühlke

Andrey Karpov

Ulrike Wenning

Joaquim Henrique Teles

Klaus Joachim Mueller-Engel

Gerald Vorberg

Anton Wellenhofer

Thorsten Johann

Hans-Martin Allmann

Eckhard Ströfer

Jasper Lefevere

Ruprecht Meissner

Klaus Ebel

Michael Hesse

Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu

Eckhard Stroefer

Martin Dieterle

Otto Machhammer

Gerhard Olbert

Markus Schubert

Wilhelm Ruppel

Klaus Joachim Müller-Engel

Markus Weber

Andreas Keller

Signe Unverricht

Otto Hofstadt

Goetz-Peter Schindler

Hans-Georg Goebbel

Marco Bosch

Josef Macht

Jan Pablo Josch

Christian Bartosch

Nicolai Tonio Woerz

Christoph Adami

Sebastian Storck

Michael Baier

Hermann Petersen

Martin Sesing

Regina Benfer

Jens Weiguny

Michael Siemer

Armin Lange De Oliveira

Lothar Seidemann

Olga Schubert

Michael Ludwik Lejkowski

Gerald Meyer

Rupert Wagner

Hans-Georg Göbbel

Philipp Grüne

Marco Oskar Kennema

Cathrin Alexandra Welker-Nieuwoudt

Martin Fiene

Heinz Boelt

Hendrik Reyneke

Christine Toegel

Kazuhiko Amakawa

Miguel Angel Romero Valle

Juergen Zuehlke

Fred Borninkhof

Bart Michielsen

Florian Scharf

Diana Carolina Galeano Nunez

Stefan Lipp

Reinhard Koerner

Oliver Hammen

Marcelo Daniel Kaufman Rechulski

Sabine Huber

Michael Krämer

Klaus-Dieter Mohl

Michael Bender

Filip Deberdt

Jens Klein

Raimund Felder

Lukas Schulz

Ragavendra Prasad Balegedde Ramachandran

Christian Kuhrs

Reinhard Körner

Eike Johannes Bergner

Falk Simon

Johannes Lieberknecht

Bernd Schube

Martin Kamasz

Beatrice Roessler

Oliver Löber

Jan D Jacobs

Joseph John Zakzeski

Andre Biegner

Yong Liu

Andreas Lehr

Daniela Rieck

Gerhard Krennrich

Christophe Houssin

Christine Schmitt

A process for producing a catalytically active multielement oxide comprising the elements Mo, W, V and Cu, wherein at least one source of the elemental constituents W of the multielement oxide is used to produce an aqueous solution, the resultant aqueous solution is admixed with sources of the elemental constituents Mo and V of the multielement oxide, drying of the resultant aqueous solution produces a powder P, the resultant powder P is optionally used to produce geometric shaped precursor bodies, and the powder P is or the geometric shaped precursor bodies are subjected to thermal treatment to form the catalytically active composition, wherein the aqueous solution used for drying comprises from 1.6% to 5.0% by weight of W and from 7.2% to 26.0% by weight of Mo, based in each case on the total amount of aqueous solution.

Method for producing a catalytically active multi-element oxide containing the elements Mo, W, V and Cu

The invention relates to a die () for the extrusion of catalyst molding, catalyst support molding, or adsorbent molding () in flow direction () of an extrudable composition from an entry side () to a discharge side () of the die comprising a shell () and comprising one or more channel-formers () which are displacers of the extrudable composition and which extend in flow direction of the extrudable composition, wherein the channel-formers () have been metal-printed. It is preferable that this is free from cavities for receiving extrudable composition which extend at right angles to the flow direction () of the extrudable composition, and that this is free from connections running at right angles from channel-formers () to the interior side wall () of the die (). The invention further relates to a process for the production, by means of 3D metal printing, of a metal-printed die () for the extrusion of catalyst moldings/support moldings ().

Die comprising metal printed parts for the extrusion of moulded bodies

A process for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising: directing a feed comprising gaseous ethylene and gaseous oxygen through a packing of individual shaped catalyst bodies, under conditions conducive to obtain a reaction mixture containing at least 2.7 vol.-% of ethylene oxide, wherein each shaped catalyst body comprises silver deposited on a refractory support and is characterized by a content of at least 20 wt.-% of silver, relative to the total weight of the shaped catalyst body; a BET surface area in the range of 1.6 to 3.0 m/g; a first face side surface, a second face side surface and a circumferential surface with a plurality of passageways extending from the first face side surface to the second face side surface; and a uniform multilobed cross-section; and a longest direct diffusion pathway d, with 2being in the range of 0.7 to 2.4 mm, wherein the longest diffusion pathway d is defined as the shortest distance from the geometric surface of the shaped catalyst body to a point inside the structure of the shaped catalyst body for which point the shortest distance is the largest among all points. The process allows for increased activity and/or stability of the catalyst while maintaining or increasing selectivity at high productivity.

Process for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene

A three-dimensional porous catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent structure of stacked strands of catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent material, composed of layers of spaced-apart parallel strands, wherein parallel strands within a layer are arranged in groups of two or more closely spaced-apart, equidistant strands separated by a small distance, wherein the groups of equidistant strands are separated from adjacent strands or adjacent groups of strands by a larger distance.

Three-dimensional porous catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent structure of stacked strands

A shaped catalyst body for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising silver deposited on a porous refractory support, the shaped catalyst body having a first face side surface, a second face side surface and a circumferential surface, characterized by a content of at least 20 wt.-% of silver, relative to the total weight of the shaped catalyst body; a multilobe structure; a plurality of passageways extending from the first face side surface to the second face side surface, outer passageways being arranged around a central passageway with one outer passageway being assigned to each lobe, wherein neighboring outer passageways are arranged essentially equidistantly to each other and the outer passageways are arranged essentially equidistantly to the central passageway; a minimum wall thickness A between two neighboring passageways in the range of 0.6 to 1.3 mm; a minimum wall thickness B between each outer passageway and the circumferential surface in the range of 1.1 to 1.8 mm; and a BET surface area in the range of 1.6 to 3.0 m/g. The shaped catalyst bodies allow for a favorable balance between mechanical stability, pressure drop and selectivity. The invention also relates to a process for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen in the presence of a shaped catalyst body as defined above. The invention further relates to a process for preparing a shaped catalyst body as above, comprising i) impregnating a refractory support having a BET surface area in the range of 1.4 to 2.5 m/g with a silver impregnation solution; and ii) subjecting the impregnated refractory support to a calcination process; wherein steps i) and ii) are optionally repeated.

Catalyst for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation

A three-dimensional porous catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent monolith of stacked strands of catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent material, composed of alternating layers of linear spaced-apart parallel strands, wherein the strands in alternating layers are oriented at an angle to one another, wherein the distance between inner spaced-apart parallel strands is larger than the distance between outer spaced-apart parallel strands in at least a part of the layers of the monolith.

Catalyst, catalyst carrier or absorbent monolith of stacked strands

The invention relates to a shaped catalyst body in the form of a tetralobe having four circular through-passages, with the midpoints of the through-passages forming a square and the spacings between in each case two adjacent through-passages being from 0.8 to 1.2 times the thickness of the outer walls of the through-passages. The shaped catalyst body is used for the oxidation of S02 to S03.

Shaped catalyst body in the form of tetralobes of uniform wall thickness

The present invention relates to a catalyst system for oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride (PA) comprising at least four catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube and filled with catalysts of different chemical composition wherein the active material of the catalysts comprise vanadium and titanium dioxide and the active material of the catalyst in the last catalyst zone towards the reactor outlet has an antimony content (calculated as antimony trioxide) between 0.7 to 3.0 wt. %. The present invention further relates to a process for gas phase oxidation in which a gas stream comprising at least one hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed through a catalyst system which comprises at least four catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube and filled with catalysts of different chemical composition wherein the active materials of the catalysts comprise vanadium and titanium dioxide and the active material of the catalyst in the last catalyst zone towards the reactor outlet has an antimony content (calculated as antimony trioxide) between 0.7 to 3.0 wt. %.

Multi-zoned catalyst system for oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride

Multimetal oxide composition comprising Mo, Bi, Fe, Cu and one or more than one of the elements Co and Ni and use thereof.

Multimetal oxide compositions comprising Mo, Bi, Fe and Cu

The invention relates to a process for producing butadiene from n-butenes which comprises the steps of:

Process for preparing 1,3-butadiene from n-butenes by oxidative dehydrogenation

The invention relates to a process for preparing 1,3-butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of:

Method for producing 1,3-butadiene by dehydrogenating n-butenes, a material flow containing butanes and 2-butenes being provided

A process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of:

The invention relates to shaped catalyst bodies for the oxidation of SOto SO, which comprise vanadium, at least one alkali metal and sulfate on a silicon dioxide support material, wherein the shaped body has the shape of a cylinder having 3 or 4 hollow-cylindrical convexities, obtainable by extrusion of a catalyst precursor composition comprising vanadium, at least one alkali metal and sulfate on a silicon dioxide support material through the opening of an extrusion tool, wherein the opening of the extrusion tool has a cross section formed by 3 or 4 partly overlapping rings whose midpoints lie essentially on a circular line having a diameter of y, wherein the rings are bounded by an outer line lying on a circle having an external diameter x1 and an inner line lying on a circle having an internal diameter x2.

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The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of:

Process for preparing 1,3-butadiene from N-butenes by oxidative dehydrogenation

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Christian Walsdorff