Basf Se Corporation

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Johann-Peter Melder

Hermann Luyken

Thomas Krug

Andreas Ansmann

Ekkehard Schwab

Wolfgang Harder

Rolf-Hartmuth Fischer

Peter Bassler

Martin Ernst

Klaus Ebel

Randolf Hugo

Christof Wilhelm Wigbers

Rolf Hartmuth Fischer

Thomas Heidemann

Frank Funke

Alfred Oftring

Werner Schnurr

Guido Voit

Klemens Flick

Alwin Rehfinger

Joaquim Henrique Teles

Rocco Paciello

Tom Witzel

Manfred Julius

Robert Baumann

Thomas Schaub

Ulrich Müller

Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu

Stephan Andreas Schunk

Wolfgang Siegel

Andreas Kramer

Eberhard Fuchs

Dietmar Posselt

Dieter Baumann

Franz Merger

Rainer Becker

Michael Hesse

Klaus Ditrich

Gerd Haderlein

Oliver Bey

Ulrich Mueller

Peter Neumann

Hans Peter Rath

Gerd Kaibel

Helmut B Witteler

Klemens Massonne

Ulrich Steinbrenner

Hansgeorg Ernst

Markus Dierker

Wilhelm Ruppel

Bernd Stein

Frank Ohlbach

Thilo Hahn

Till Gerlach

Petr Kubanek

Wolfgang Mägerlein

Bram Willem Hoffer

Martin Merger

Stefan Maixner

Kirsten Dahmen

Christoph Benisch

Frank Haese

Katrin Baumann

Frank-Friedrich Pape

Matthias Frauenkron

Gerhard Schulz

Mathias Schelwies

Thomas Hill

Sebastian Ahrens

Joachim Wulff-Doring

Eugen Gehrer

Arthur H&ouml;hn

Karl-Heinz Ross

Marco Bosch

Joachim Pfeffinger

Norbert Asprion

Wolfgang Reif

Christian Eidamshaus

Horst Neuhauser

Steffen Maas

Alexander Panchenko

Stefan Rittinger

Gunnar Heydrich

Andreas Keller

Maximilian Vicari

Bernd Eck

Heinz-Josef Kneuper

Thomas Schmidt

Andreas Henne

Udo Rheude

Thomas Preiss

Knut Oppenlander

Torsten Katz

Frank Stein

Peter Pfab

Wolfgang Ladner

Heinz Auer

Matthias Dernbach

Tilman Sirch

Rainer Klopsch

The present invention relates to process for the preparation of a compound of formula (1), wherein Rand Rare independently from each other C-Calkyl, which comprises reacting a compound of formula (2), with a formaldehyde source in presence of a palladium or platinum catalyst at a hydrogen pressure of 5×10mPa to 200×10mPa.

Process for the preparation of piperidine compounds

A process for the conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent in the presence of hy-5 drogen and of a catalyst, wherein the conversion is carried out in the gas phase.

Gas-phase process for the conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent

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

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Johann-Peter Melder