Patents
US 7786317 B2: Process for epoxidizing propene
- Granted
- 2010-08-31
- Filed
- 2006-12-18 application 12159404
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the epoxidation of propene which comprises reacting propene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of methanol as solvent and a titanium zeolite catalyst, the process further comprising separating propylene oxide from the reaction mixture to obtain a mixture comprising methanol, water, at least one carboxylic acid and at least one carbonyl compound, wherein the at least one carboxylic acid is at least partially neutralized, said process optionally comprising a hydrogenation stage.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg100831.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASF SE 6,481 patents | Foreign company or organization | Ludwigshafen, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 17 patents | US company or organization | Midland, MI | THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Georg Goebbel | Kallstadt, DE | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter Bassler | Viernheim, DE | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joaquim Henrique Teles | Otterstadt, DE | 109 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter Rudolf | Ladenburg, DE | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ulrich Mueller | Neustadt, DE | 173 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anna Forlin | Vigonza, IT | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Malte Schulz | Stade, DE | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Meinolf Weidenbach | Drochtersen, DE | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | C07D301/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-11 | Name change Change in legal form | BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT signed 2008-01-14 | BASF SE LUDWIGSHAFEN | 25347/24 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-07-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FORLIN, ANNA signed 2007-01-15 SCHULZ, MALTE signed 2007-01-24 WEIDENBACH, MEINOLF signed 2007-01-29 GOEBBEL, HANS-GEORG signed 2007-02-01 RUDOLF, PETER signed 2007-02-05 MUELLER, ULRICH signed 2007-02-06 BASSLER, PETER signed 2007-02-12 TELES, JOAQUIM HENRIQUE signed 2007-02-13 | BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT LUDWIGSHAFEN THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY MIDLAND, MI | 21176/487 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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