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Process for preparing alpha-olefins from light olefins

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OSTI ID:6528515

A process is described for preparing alpha-olefins which comprises: converting a feed containing a mixture of lower alpha-olefin hydrocarbons in the presence of a medium pore crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst under reaction conditions providing a mixture of higher olefinic products including slightly branched higher olefinic products; and contacting at least a part of the slightly branched higher olefinic products resulting from the previous step with an alpha-olefin in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under olefin metathesis conditions to provide a mixture of slightly branched alpha-olefins having a different carbon number than the feed olefin.

Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4665245
OSTI ID:
6528515
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English