Basf Se Corporation

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Holger Evers

Johann-Peter Melder

Till Gerlach

Ekkehard Schwab

Bram Willem Hoffer

Petr Kubanek

Jan Nouwen

Thomas Krug

Matthias Frauenkron

Markus Siegert

Gunther Van Cauwenberge

Roderich Röttger

Martin Ernst

Gunnar Heydrich

Thomas Preiss

Torsten Freund

Christian Miller

Ellen Dahlhoff

Michael Jödecke

Harald Meiβner

Frank Kiesslich

Horst Grafmans

Harald Meissner

Andreas Kusche

Till Gerlack

A catalytically active composition comprising, prior to reduction with hydrogen: 10 to 75% by weight of an oxygen compound of zirconium, calculated as ZrO; 1 to 30% by weight of an oxygen compound of copper, calculated as CuO; 10 to 50% by weight of an oxygen compound of nickel, calculated as NiO; 10 to 50% by weight of an oxygen compound of cobalt, calculated as CoO; and 0.1 to 10% by weight of one or more oxygen compounds of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Pb, Bi, Sn, Sb and In, calculated as PbO, BiO, SnO, SbOor InO, respectively.

Processes for preparing amines and zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalysts for use therein

The invention relates to a process for preparing aminoalkanamides by reacting cyanoalkanoic esters with a) ammonia or an amine and b) hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, the reaction with component b) being started simultaneously or not later than a maximum of 100 minutes after commencement of the reaction of the cyanoalkanoic ester with component a).

Method for the production of aminoalkane acid amides

Processes comprising: (i) providing a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and mixtures thereof; and (ii) reacting the reactant with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalytically active composition, to form an amine; wherein the catalytically active composition, prior to reduction with hydrogen, comprises oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, nickel and cobalt, and one or more oxygen compounds of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Pb, Bi, Sn, Sb and In.

Process for preparing amines and zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalysts for use therein

Processes comprising: (i) providing a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and mixtures thereof; and (ii) reacting the reactant with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalytically active composition, to form an amine; wherein the catalytically active composition, prior to reduction with hydrogen, comprises oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, and nickel, and one or more oxygen compounds of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Sb, Pb, Bi, and In.

Method for producing an amine

The present invention relates to a process for improving the color stability by postpurifying piperazine, the steps comprising The invention further provides a rapid test of aging for checking the improvement in the color stability.

Method for improving a piperazine colour stability

Processes comprising: (i) providing a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and mixtures thereof; and (ii) reacting the reactant with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalytically active composition, to form an amine; wherein the catalytically active composition, prior to reduction with hydrogen, comprises oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, nickel and cobalt, and one or more oxygen compounds of molybdenum in an amount of 5.5 to 12% by weight, calculated as MoO.

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 &#x3c;3 mm, the pellet has a height of &#x3c;3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a' of &#x3c;0.70 mm, where a&#x2032; is the external surface area per unit volume (mm/mm), as defined by where Ais the external surface area of the catalyst particle (mm) and Vis the volume of the catalyst particle (mm).

Process for producing ethyleneamines

The invention relates to a process for preparing &#x3b2;-aminopropionic acid derivatives by reacting a primary or secondary amine with an acrylic acid derivative, wherein comprises

Method for the production of &#x3b2;-aminopropionic acid derivatives

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 &#x3c;3 mm, the pellet has a height of &#x3c;3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a' of &#x3c;0.70 mm, where a&#x2032; is the external surface area per unit volume (mm/mm), as defined by where Ais the external surface area of the catalyst particle (mm) and Vis the volume of the catalyst particle (mm).

Method for producing ethylene amines

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.

Method for producing ethyleneamines

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.

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