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Johann-Peter Melder

Johann-Peter Melder, Bohl-Lggelheim DE

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20080221359Method for Producing Ethylene Amines - 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 <3 mm, the pellet has a height of <3 mm, and the other geometries have an equivalent diameter L=1/a′ of <0.70 mm, where a′ is the external surface area per unit volume (mm09-11-2008
20100094057METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENEDIAMINE - The invention relates to a process for preparing ethylenediamine by hydrogenation of aminoacetonitrile over a catalyst, wherein the hydrogenation is carried out in a solution comprising aminoacetonitrile, water in a proportion of from 0 to 60% by weight and a solvent and the aminoacetonitrile comprised in the solution is fed into the reaction vessel at a rate which is not greater than the rate at which the aminoacetonitrile reacts with hydrogen in the hydrogenation.04-15-2010
20100210877CONTINUOUS METHODS AND REACATOR USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKYLAMINES - In the continuous process for preparing alkylamines by reacting C08-19-2010
20100274008METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN AMINE - Processes for preparing an amine, the processes comprising: reacting a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and mixtures thereof, 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 zirconium dioxide-, copper- and nickel-containing catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition which comprises, before reduction with hydrogen, oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, and nickel, and 1.0 to 5.0% by weight of an oxygen compound of cobalt, calculated as CoO, and 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of a polyoxometalate.10-28-2010
20100274011METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN AMINE - Processes for preparing an amine, the processes comprising: reacting a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and mixtures thereof, 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 zirconium dioxide-, copper- and nickel-containing catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition which comprises, before reduction with hydrogen, oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, and nickel, 1.5 to 4.5% by weight of an oxygen compound of cobalt, calculated as CoO, and 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of at least one oxygen compound of niobium, sulfur, phosphorus, gallium, boron, lead or antimony, calculated in each case as Nb10-28-2010
20110060166METHOD FOR PRODUCING N,N-SUBSTITUTED-1,3-PROPANDIAMINES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing N,N-substituted 1,3-propanediamine by 03-10-2011
20110137029CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN AMINE - A process for preparing an amine by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol, aldehyde and/or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group of ammonia and primary and secondary amines, in the presence of a supported copper-, nickel- and cobalt-containing catalyst, wherein the catalytically active material of the catalyst, before the reduction thereof with hydrogen, comprises oxygen compounds of aluminum, of copper, of nickel, of cobalt and of tin, and in the range from 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of oxygen compounds of yttrium, of lanthanum, of cerium and/or of hafnium, each calculated as Y06-09-2011

Patent applications by Johann-Peter Melder, Bohl-Lggelheim DE

Johann-Peter Melder, Bohi-Iggelheim DE

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20100016625METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMINONITRILES - The invention relates to a process for preparing an amino nitrile mixture comprising aminoacetonitrile (AAN) and from 5 to 70% by weight of iminodiacetonitrile (IDAN), which comprises heating crude AAN which is largely free of formaldehyde cyanohydrin (FACH-free) at a temperature of from 50 to 150° C.01-21-2010
20100121109METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENEAMINES FROM UNTREATED AAN - The invention relates to a process for preparing an ethylene amine mixture, which comprises the following steps: 05-13-2010

Johann-Peter Melder, Boehl-Iggelheim DE

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20080306299Method for the Production of Aminoalkane Acid Amides - 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).12-11-2008
20090030237METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AMINES AND ETHANOL AMINES BY THE HYDROGENATING AMINATION OF MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL AND AMMONIA IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST - A process for preparing ethylene amines and ethanolamines by hydrogenative amination of monoethylene glycol and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst, wherein a catalyst having an active composition comprising ruthenium and cobalt and no further additional metal of group VIII and also no metal of group IB is used in the form of shaped catalyst bodies which in the case of a spherical shape or rod shape in each case have a diameter of <3 mm, in the case of a pellet shape have a height of <3 mm and in the case of all other geometries in each case have an equivalent diameter L=1/a′ of <0.70 mm, where a′ is the external surface area per unit volume (mm01-29-2009
20090082562PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN AMINE - A process for preparing an amine by reacting an aldehyde and/or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group of primary and secondary amines in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a coated catalyst which comprises at least one metal of group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements as a hydrogenating metal and additionally a promoter on an oxidic support, at least 80% of the metal of group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements being present in a layer between the surface of the catalyst and a penetration depth which is not more than 80% of the radius of the catalyst, calculated from the surface of the catalyst.03-26-2009
20090088591CONTINUOUS PREPARATION OF ALKYLAMINES - In the continuous process for preparing alkylamines by reacting C04-02-2009
20090149314MIXED OXIDE CATALYSTS - Catalysts which are prepared by reducing catalyst precursors which comprise a) cobalt and b) one or more elements of the alkali metal group, of the alkaline earth metal group, of the group consisting of the rare earths or zinc or mixtures thereof, the elements a) and b) being present at least partly in the form of their mixed oxides, and a process for the preparation of these catalysts and the use thereof for the hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds. Furthermore, a process for regenerating these catalysts by treatment of the catalyst with a liquid is described.06-11-2009
20090292144DIRECT AMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS - A process for aminating hydrocarbons with ammonia, which comprises performing the amination in the presence of an additive which reacts with hydrogen, the additive used being at least one organic chemical compound, N11-26-2009

Johann-Peter Melder, Böhl-Iggelheim DE

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20090234163Method for producing an ethylamine - Processes comprising: (a) providing a first reactant comprising a bioethanol; and (b) reacting the first reactant with a second reactant comprising a component selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of hydrogen and a catalytically effective amount of a heterogeneous hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst to form an ethylamine; wherein the catalyst has been activated at a temperature of 100 to 500° C. for at least 25 minutes; wherein prior to activation the catalyst comprises: (i) 20 to 65% by weight of a support material comprising one or both of zirconium dioxide (ZrO09-17-2009
20090240084METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AMINES ETHANOL AMINES FROM MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL (MEG) - A process for preparing ethylene amines and ethanolamines by hydrogenative amination of monoethylene glycol and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the process is carried out in two process stages in which09-24-2009
20090275781METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AMINE - 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 MoO11-05-2009