Basf Se Corporation

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Johann-Peter Melder

Hermann Luyken

Thomas Krug

Andreas Ansmann

Ekkehard Schwab

Wolfgang Harder

Rolf-Hartmuth Fischer

Bernd Stein

Peter Bassler

Frank Ohlbach

Martin Ernst

Thilo Hahn

Klaus Ebel

Randolf Hugo

Till Gerlach

Christof Wilhelm Wigbers

Petr Kubanek

Wolfgang Mägerlein

Bram Willem Hoffer

Rolf Hartmuth Fischer

Thomas Heidemann

Frank Funke

Alfred Oftring

Werner Schnurr

Martin Merger

Stefan Maixner

Kirsten Dahmen

Guido Voit

Alwin Rehfinger

Klemens Flick

Christoph Benisch

Frank Haese

Jan Kurt Eberhardt

Joaquim Henrique Teles

Rocco Paciello

Tom Witzel

Manfred Julius

Katrin Baumann

Robert Baumann

Thomas Schaub

Frank-Friedrich Pape

Roman Dostalek

Matthias Frauenkron

Gerhard Schulz

Mathias Schelwies

Sebastian Ahrens

Thomas Hill

Joachim Wulff-Doring

Ulrich Müller

Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu

Stephan Andreas Schunk

Eugen Gehrer

Arthur H&ouml;hn

Karl-Heinz Ross

Wolfgang Siegel

Andreas Kramer

Eberhard Fuchs

Dietmar Posselt

Dieter Baumann

Marco Bosch

Joachim Pfeffinger

Theodor Weber

Franz Merger

Michael Hesse

Rainer Becker

Klaus Ditrich

Gerd Haderlein

Oliver Bey

Wolfgang Reif

Norbert Asprion

Horst Neuhauser

Christian Eidamshaus

Ulrich Mueller

Peter Neumann

Hans Peter Rath

Gerd Kaibel

Helmut B Witteler

Klemens Massonne

Ulrich Steinbrenner

Hansgeorg Ernst

Markus Dierker

Steffen Maas

Alexander Panchenko

Gunnar Heydrich

Stefan Rittinger

Andreas Keller

Maximilian Vicari

Bernd Eck

Andreas Henne

Heinz-Josef Kneuper

Udo Rheude

Thomas Preiss

Knut Oppenlander

Torsten Katz

Frank Stein

Wolfgang Ladner

Peter Pfab

Heinz Auer

Matthias Dernbach

Tilman Sirch

The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst which is obtained by reducing a catalyst precursor, wherein the preparation of the catalyst precursor comprises a step a) in which a catalyst precursor comprising one or more catalytically active components of Sn, Cu and Ni, and a step b) in which the catalyst precursor prepared in step a) is contacted with a soluble Re compound.

Method for the production of ethyleneamines

A process for the conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent in the presence of hydrogen and of a catalyst in a glycolaldehyde conversion reactor, wherein one or more organic carboxylic acids are fed into the glycolaldehyde conversion reactor.

Conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent

Continuous reductive dehydroxymethylation process for the preparation of alkanes from primary aliphatic alcohols, having 3 to 25 carbon atoms, in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst in a reactor at a pressure of ≥2 bar, characterized in that the dehydroxymethylation takes place in the vapor phase.

Continuous process for the production of alkanes

A process for continuous production of C-C-monoalkanolamines by reaction of a corresponding C-C-alkylene oxide with a molar excess of ammonia (NH), wherein aqueous ammonia is employed, in the liquid phase and in the presence of an acidic cation exchanger as catalyst which contains a crosslinked copolymer comprising acidic functional groups as the carrier matrix, wherein the cation exchanger has a total exchange capacity of not less than 1.8 eq/L.

Method for producing C-Cmono alkanol amines using an acid cation exchanger as a catalyst

A process for the continuous distillative separation of mixtures comprising morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia, water and methoxyethanol (MOE), obtained by reacting diethylene glycol (DEG) with ammonia, wherein ammonia, water, ADG and DEG are removed by distillation and the resulting stream comprising MO and MOE is supplied to a distillation column Kin which at a top pressure of from 20 to 2000 mbar MO, MOE and organic products having a boiling point 128&#xb0; C. (1.013 bar) are removed via the bottom and organic products having a boiling point 128&#xb0; C. are removed overhead, and also MO is removed via a side draw, where Kis equipped with an evaporator for heating the bottoms, into which is fed heating vapor having a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar.

Method for the continuous separation by distillation of mixtures that contain morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia, water and methoxyethanol (MOE)

A process for the continuous preparation of 1,2-propylenediamine (1,2-PDA) and dimethyldiethylenetriamine (DMDETA) via reaction of monoisopropanolamine (MIPOA) with ammonia in the presence of hydrogen and a supported heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst (catalyst), wherein the reaction is effected in the liquid phase at an absolute pressure in the range from 60 to 170 bar.

Process for the continuous preparation of 1,2-propylene diamine (1,2-PDA) and dimethyldiethylene triamine (DMDETA)

A process for the depletion of 2-methoxyethanol (MOE) from a mixture comprising predominantly morpholine (MO) (crude morpholine), wherein crude morpholine is distilled in a distillation column in the presence of an alkali metal compound of the general formula M[RO] (Mis alkali metal cation and R is hydrogen (H), methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl), where MO and a compound of the general formula R&#x2014;OH are distilled off and an alkali metal methoxyethoxide of the general formula M[MeOEtO] is obtained in the bottom of the column.

Method for depleting 2-methoxyethanol (MOE)

The invention relates to processes for preparing alkanolamines and ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising one or more active metals selected from Sn and the elements of groups 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the amination catalyst is obtained by reductive calcination of a catalyst precursor. The catalyst precursor here is preferably prepared by contacting a conventional or catalytic support material with one or more soluble compounds of the active metals and optionally one or more soluble compounds of added catalyst elements. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing an amination catalyst comprising one or more active metals selected from Sn and the elements of groups 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, the amination catalyst being obtained by reductive calcination of a catalyst precursor, wherein the reactor in which the catalyst precursor is reductively calcined is connected to a denox plant, and to the use of a denox plant in the preparation of amination catalysts.

Method for producing ethyleneamines

The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines and/or ethyleneamines in the liquid phase, by reacting ethylene glycol and/or monoethanolamine with ammonia in the presence of an amination catalyst comprising Co, Ru and Sn.

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

The present invention relates to a process for hydrogenating nitriles with hydrogen in the presence of a ZrO-supported ruthenium catalyst.

Method for hydrogenating nitriles in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst carried on ZrO

The present invention relates to a two-stage hydroformylation process for producing pound of the formula (I) and to a process for producing a compound of the formula (V) comprising the two-stage hydroformylation process for producing a compound of the formula (I) followed by hydrogenation of the compound of the formula (I). 

Hydroformylation process for producing 1,6-hexanediol derivatives

The present invention relates to the polyamines N,N'-diaminopropyl-2-methyl-cyclohexane-1,3-diamine and N,N&#x2032;-diaminopropyl-4-methyl-cyclohexane-1,3-diamine and mixtures thereof, to the use thereof as curing agents for epoxy resin and to a curable composition comprising epoxy resin and these polyamines. Even at low temperatures this curing agent/the corresponding curable composition cures rapidly and is early-stage water resistant and is thus especially suitable for floor coatings. The invention further relates to the curing of this composition and the cured epoxy resin obtained by curing of this composition.

N,N'-diaminopropyl-2-methylcyclohexane-1,3-diamine and N,N&#x2032;-diaminopropyl-4-methylcyclohexane-1,3-diamine and the use thereof as curing agents for epoxy resins

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

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