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US 4,554,397 AGranted
Process for manufacturing a linear olefin from a saturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester
AssigneeInstitut Francais du Petrole
InventorsRobert Stern, Gerard Hillion
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Abstract
A linear olefin is manufactured by contacting a fatty acid or ester with a catalyst comprising nickel and at least one metal from the group consisting of tin, germanium and lead at 200.degree.-400.degree. C.
Claims14
A process for manufacturing olefins, comprising contacting a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic ester with a catalyst at a temperature from 200.degree. to 400.degree. C., wherein the catalyst simultaneously contains nickel and at least one metal from the group consisting of tin, germanium and lead.
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