Basf Se Corporation

Hte Gmbh the High Throughput Experimentation Company

Juergen Bechtel

Stephan Andreas Schunk

Johann-Peter Melder

Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu

Alvaro Gordillo

Ulrich Müller

Thomas Heidemann

Marie Katrin Schroeter

Andreas Kuschel

Stefan Maixner

Armin Lange De Oliveira

Matthias Hinrichs

Michaela Fenyn

Sven Titlbach

Imke Britta Mueller

Carlos Lizandara

Joerg Rother

Mohamed Halabi

Nedko Stefanov Drebov

Ulrich Mueller

Christian Gruenanger

Oliver Koechel

Johannes Lieberknecht

Michael Dejmek

Carlos Lizandara Pueyo

Ulrich MÜLLER

A process for preparing an aromatic isocyanate by direct carbonylation of a nitro aromatic compound by reacting the nitro aromatic compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst contains a multi metallic material comprising one or more binary intermetallic phases of the general formula ABwherein:

Heterogeneous catalysts for the direct carbonylation of nitro aromatic compounds to isocyanates

A process for preparing an aromatic isocyanate by direct carbonylation of a nitro aromatic compound by reacting the nitro aromatic compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst contains a multi metallic material comprising one or more binary intermetallic phases of the general formula ABwherein: A is one or more element selected from Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt and Ag, B is one or more element selected from Sn, Sb, Pb, Zn, Ga, In, Ge and As, x is in the range 0.1-10, y in is in the range 0.1-10.

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

The present invention relates to a catalysis apparatus for testing catalysts with variable process pressure adjustment over a pressure range from 0.01 millibar to 300 bar. The apparatus preferably has a plurality of reaction chambers (, . . . ) arranged in parallel, the reaction chamber outlet-side lines (, . . . ) of which are divided into two groups of sub-lines. One group of main lines (, . . . ) is operatively connected to a regulating valve (), which is common to all of the main lines, and to an exhaust-air line (), and the second group of secondary lines (, . . . ) and switching valves (, . . . ) is operatively connected to an analysis unit (). It is preferable for reaction chamber outlet-side lines (, . . . ) to be equipped in each case with a separate line for regulating fluid supply (, . . . ). In a preferred embodiment, the connecting points of the reaction chamber outlet-side lines (, . . . ) to the respective main lines (, . . . ) and secondary lines (, . . . ) have in each case one mixing vessel (, . . . ).

Device and method for testing catalysts with variable process pressure adjustment

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