Alpha olefins

Application: The a-Sablin process produces a-olefins such as butene-1,

hexane-1, octene-1 decene-1, etc. from ethylene in a homogenous
catalytic reaction. The process is based on a highly active bifunctional
catalyst system operating at mild reaction conditions with highest
selectivities
to a-olefins.
Description: Ethylene is compressed (6) and introduced to a bubble-
column
type reactor (1) in which a homogenous catalyst system is introduced
together with a solvent. The gaseous products leaving the reactor
overhead are cooled in a cooler (2) and cooled in a gas-liquid separator
for reflux (3) and further cooled (4) and separated in a second gas-liquid
separator (5).
Unreacted ethylene from the separator (5) is recycled via a compressor
(6) and a heat exchanger (7) together with ethylene makeup
to the reactor. A liquid stream is withdrawn from the reactor (1) containing
liquid a-olefins and catalyst, which is removed by the catalyst
removal unit (8). The liquid stream from the catalyst removal unit (8)
is combined with the liquid stream from the primary separation (5).
These combined liquid streams are routed to a separation section in
which, via a series of columns (9), the a-olefins are separated into the
individual components.
By varying the catalyst components ratio, the product mixture can be
adjusted from light products (butene-1, hexene-1, octene-1, decene-1)
to heavier products (C12 to C20 a-olefins). Typical yield for light olefins is
over 85 wt% with high purities that allow typical product applications.
The light products show excellent properties as comonomers in ethylene
polymerization.
Economics: Due to the mild reaction conditions (pressure and
temperature),
the process is lower in investment than competitive processes.
Typical utility requirements for a 160,000-metric tpy plant are 3,700 tph
cooling water, 39 MW fuel gas and 6800 kW electric power.
Commercial plants: One plant of 150,000 metric tpy capacity is in
operation
at Jubail United in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Licensor: The technology is jointly licensed by Linde AG and SABIC
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Alpha olefins
Application: The a-Sablin process produces a-olefins such as butene-1,
hexane-1, octene-1 decene-1, etc. from ethylene in a homogenous
catalytic reaction. The process is based on a highly active bifunctional
catalyst system operating at mild reaction conditions with highest
selectivities
to a-olefins.
Description: Ethylene is compressed (6) and introduced to a bubble-
column
type reactor (1) in which a homogenous catalyst system is introduced
together with a solvent. The gaseous products leaving the reactor
overhead are cooled in a cooler (2) and cooled in a gas-liquid separator
for reflux (3) and further cooled (4) and separated in a second gas-liquid
separator (5).
Unreacted ethylene from the separator (5) is recycled via a compressor
(6) and a heat exchanger (7) together with ethylene makeup
to the reactor. A liquid stream is withdrawn from the reactor (1) containing
liquid a-olefins and catalyst, which is removed by the catalyst
removal unit (8). The liquid stream from the catalyst removal unit (8)
is combined with the liquid stream from the primary separation (5).
These combined liquid streams are routed to a separation section in
which, via a series of columns (9), the a-olefins are separated into the
individual components.
By varying the catalyst components ratio, the product mixture can be
adjusted from light products (butene-1, hexene-1, octene-1, decene-1)
to heavier products (C12 to C20 a-olefins). Typical yield for light olefins is
over 85 wt% with high purities that allow typical product applications.
The light products show excellent properties as comonomers in ethylene
polymerization.
Economics: Due to the mild reaction conditions (pressure and
temperature),
the process is lower in investment than competitive processes.
Typical utility requirements for a 160,000-metric tpy plant are 3,700 tph
cooling water, 39 MW fuel gas and 6800 kW electric power.
Commercial plants: One plant of 150,000 metric tpy capacity is in
operation
at Jubail United in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Licensor: The technology is jointly licensed by Linde AG and SABIC
- CONTACT
Ethylene
Catalyst +
solvent
1
24
3
76
8
5
Butene-1
Hexene-1
Octene-1
Decene-1
C12+