WO2007016993A1 - Method for preparing linear alpha-olefins - Google Patents
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- WO2007016993A1 WO2007016993A1 PCT/EP2006/005642 EP2006005642W WO2007016993A1 WO 2007016993 A1 WO2007016993 A1 WO 2007016993A1 EP 2006005642 W EP2006005642 W EP 2006005642W WO 2007016993 A1 WO2007016993 A1 WO 2007016993A1
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- C07C2/04—Preparation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbons containing a smaller number of carbon atoms by addition between unsaturated hydrocarbons by oligomerisation of well-defined unsaturated hydrocarbons without ring formation
- C07C2/06—Preparation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbons containing a smaller number of carbon atoms by addition between unsaturated hydrocarbons by oligomerisation of well-defined unsaturated hydrocarbons without ring formation of alkenes, i.e. acyclic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond
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- the present invention relates to a method for preparing linear alpha-olefins by oligomerizing of ethylene in the presence of an organic solvent and a homogenous catalyst.
- the oligomerization of ethylene using an organometallic catalyst is widely known in the art.
- the oligomerization is highly exothermic so that reaction heat has to be removed from the reactor to prevent a runaway.
- DE 43 38 414 Cl discloses a method for the preparation of linear alpha-olefins, wherein polymer grade ethylene is re-circulated to remove the reaction heat. Therefore, ethylene feed (having an ethylene content of approximately 100% with minor amounts of impurities) is introduced into the reactor at a lower temperature, and non-oligomerized monomeric ethylene is removed at a higher temperature, cooled down and re-introduced into the reactor.
- This object is achieved in that the method is carried out in a reactor being fed with a gaseous feed comprising a minor amount of ethylene and a major amount of an inert gas.
- the feed comprises at least about 3 wt.% of ethylene.
- the feed comprises about 5 to about 10 wt.% of ethylene.
- the inert gas is selected from any of the rare gases, methane, ethane, hydrogen, nitrogen SF 6 , propane, propylene, butane or mixtures thereof, wherein ethane is preferred.
- the organic solvent may be toluene.
- the catalyst comprises a zirconium salt of organic acids and at least one or- ganoaluminum compound.
- the at least one aluminum compound may be Al(C 2 Hs) 3 , Al 2 Cl 3 (C 2 Hs) 3 , AlCl(C 2 Hs) 2 or mixtures thereof.
- the oligomerization may be carried out in the reactor at a temperature between about 60 to about 10O 0 C.
- the feed may be introduced into the reactor at a temperature of about 20 to about 50°C.
- a significant reduction of the ethane/ethylene purge stream from the ethylene cycle (in the amount from t/h to kg/h) is achievable, which may be routed back for reprocessing to an ethylene plant or even has to be considered as a loss.
- Any purge gas from a polyethylene plant may be utilized as feedstock for the LAO plant utilizing the inventive method.
- any inert gas which does not liquefy under the oligomerization conditions may be utilized.
- the preferred inert gas is ethane. Utilizing ethane, the application of low-cost feedstock is possible, since the feedstock can be easily withdrawn upstreams of the high energy- consuming C 2 -splitter of an ethylene plant and may be fed directly into the reactor for oli- gomerizing of ethylene.
- any other suitable inert gas may be chosen.
- figure 1 schematically illustrates an inventive method for preparing of linear alpha-olefins by oligomerizing of ethylene.
- catalyst dissolved in toluene is fed to oligomerization reactor 2 via line 1.
- a feed comprising ethylene and an inert gas, e.g. ethane, is provided.
- the feed comprises about 5 to about 10 wt.% of ethylene.
- the feed is re- circulated through the reactor, two cooling devices, two separators and a compressor and a heater, to remove the reaction heat from the reactor 2.
- the feed is compressed in the compressor 4, heated in the trim heater 5 to a temperature of about 2O 0 C and is introduced into the oligomerization reactor 2 from the bottom.
- the oligomerization of ethylene is conducted, when the feed bubbles through the mixture of solvent and catalyst.
- the products of the oligomerization remain dissolved in the solvent.
- the temperature in the reactor is about 60-100 0 C.
- a mixture of ethylene and light alpha-olefins is removed, and, according to the thermodynamic equilibrium, some toluene.
- the mixture is cooled down in cooling device 7 to a temperature of about 35°C and is collected in separator 8.
- the liquid obtained, consisting of toluene and alpha-olefins, is re-circulated via line 9 into the separator part of the reactor 2.
- the part from the separator 8 remaining gaseous is further cooled in cooling device 10 to a temperature of about 5°C and is transferred into the separator 11.
- the cooling device 10 the cooling is adjusted so that olefins heavier than ethylene are liquefied.
- the separator may be provided with a recycled C 2 -fraction from a hydrocarbon separation plant (not shown).
- a mixture of non-consumed ethylene and inert gas may be mixed with a fresh feed thereof, wherein the admixture may be again introduced into the reactor 2 via line 3, compressor 4 and trim heater 5.
- the liquid products from the separator 11 are transferred via line 14 to an olefin separation (not shown), for example a rectification column.
- Via line 15 a liquid mixture consisting of toluene, catalyst, dissolved ethylene and linear al- pha-olefins, is removed and may be processed as is well known in the art utilizing a mixing unit 16 and an adsorber 17.
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| US11/989,732 US20090216057A1 (en) | 2005-07-29 | 2006-06-13 | Method for Preparing Linear Alpha-Olefins |
| JP2008523147A JP2009502818A (en) | 2005-07-29 | 2006-06-13 | Process for the preparation of linear alpha olefins |
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| GB879803A (en) * | 1959-03-04 | 1961-10-11 | Harold Newby | Improvements in the production of alcohols |
| US4486615A (en) * | 1960-09-14 | 1984-12-04 | Exxon Research & Engineering Co. | Preparation of linear olefin products |
| US3574782A (en) * | 1967-10-16 | 1971-04-13 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Process for producing linear alpha olefins |
| DE4338414C1 (en) * | 1993-11-10 | 1995-03-16 | Linde Ag | Process for the preparation of linear olefins |
| EP0908436A1 (en) * | 1996-04-10 | 1999-04-14 | Kyowa Yuka Co., Ltd. | Process for the dimerization of lower olefins |
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