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US 5,474,963 AGranted
Catalyst for dimerizing .alpha.-olefin monomer
AssigneeUbe Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKanji Nakagawa, Hiroshi Shimazaki, Makoto Matsuo, Koji Miyauchi, Toshikazu Machida
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Abstract
A catalyst for dimerizing a lower .alpha.-olefin monomer with an enhanced selectivity comprises a carrier comprising at least one anhydrous potassium compound, preferably a mixture of potassium fluoride with potassium carbonate, and a carbon material; and a catalytic component carried on the carrier and comprising an alkali metal, preferably sodium metal, the catalyst preferably being compression molded into grains.
Claims9
A catalyst for dimerizing at least one lower alpha-olefin monomer, comprising
- a carrier comprising a mixture of a first moiety which comprises anhydrous potassium fluoride, with anhydrous potassium carbonate with a second moiety which comprises at least one carbon material;
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- a catalytic component carried on the carrier and comprising at least one alkali metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.