Method for converting ethylene into light alpha olefins
AssigneeInstitut Francais du Petrole
InventorsYves Chauvin, Dominique Commereuc, Alain Forestiere, Francois Hugues, Lucien Saussine
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Abstract
Process for the conversion of ethylene into light alpha olefins, mainly 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene, in which the ethylene is contacted with a catalyst obtained by reacting a performed mixture of alkyl zirconate and ether with a chlorine or bromine-containing aluminum compound.
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A process for conversion of ethylene into light alpha olefins comprising contacting ethylene with at least one catalyst obtained by the reaction of a performed mixture of alkyl zirconate and ether, in an ether/zirconate molar ratio of 0.5:1 to 10:1, with at least one aluminum compound of general formula AlR.sub.n X.sub.3-n, in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical, X is a chlorine or bromine atom and n is 1-2.
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