Solid Supported α-Olefins Oligomerization Catalyst Developed by PetroChina

The PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute has been granted a patent on “Preparation and application of a solid-supported α-olefins oligomerization catalyst”.

The research team has developed a γ-alumina supported catalyst for oligomerization of 1-decene or 1-octene. This environmentally friendly catalyst with the prerequisite of retaining the outstanding performance of AlCl3catalyst has solved the corrosion and environmental issues to demonstrate high catalytic activity and mild reaction conditions. This catalyst has high reaction activity for oligomerization of 1-decene or 1-octene, and the reaction products can be easily separated. The catalyst can be regenerated and repeatedly used to minimize environmental pollution that can avoid the corrosion of reactor caused by homogeneous catalyst, while concurrently avoiding the presence of halides in 1-decene oligomers.