Abstract: An improved catalyst composition is obtained by contacting at least one bivalent nickel compound with at least one hydrocarbyl aluminum halide, at least one Bronsted organic acid and at least one anhydride of a carboxylic acid. The composition can be used as a catalyst for olefin oligomerization.

Abstract: At least one of propene and butene is oligomerized, preferably dimerized, in an elongate cylindrical reaction zone. A recycle flow and the fresh feed charge are injected tangentially into said reaction zone. The catalyst preferably comprises a nickel compound and a hydrocarbyl aluminum halide.

Abstract: Nickel compounds of the formula (R.sub.1 COO) (R.sub.2 COO) Ni, where R.sub.1 is hydrocarbyl of at least 5 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is haloalkyl of 1-3 carbon atoms, are manufactured from the corresponding acids R.sub.1 COOH and R.sub.2 COOH or salts thereof. The resultant nickel compounds are soluble in hydrocarbons and can be used in admixture with organoaluminum compounds as constituents of catalytic compositions; olefins can be oligomerized, for example, dimerized and trimerized, therewith.

Abstract: Catalyst composition for oligomerizing olefins, obtained by contacting (a) a bivalent nickel compound with (b) a hydrocarbylaluminum compound of the formula AIRCl.sub.2 where R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical, and (c) a Bronsted acid consisting preferably of a halogenocarboxylic acid of the formula R.sub.1 COOH in which R.sub.1 is a halogenoalkyl radical of the formula C.sub.m H.sub.p X.sub.q, X being halogen, m an integer from 1 to 3, p being zero or an integer and q being an integer, the condition p+q=2m+1 being fulfilled. A preferred Bronsted acid is of the formula R.sub.2 COOH in which R.sub.2 is a halogenomethyl group of the formula CX.sub.n H.sub.3-n, X being halogen and n an integer from 1 to 3.

Abstract: Process for producing gasoline of high octane number from C.sub.3 and C.sub.4 olefinic cuts, such as those obtained by fractional distillation of a C.sub.3 / C.sub.4 catalytic cracking cut, comprising the steps of:(a) oligomerizing propylene of the C.sub.3 cut to obtain a first gasoline fraction,(b) reacting the isobutene of the C.sub.4 cut with methanol to produce methyl tert.-butyl ether which is separated from the unreacted C.sub.4 hydrocarbons to form a second gasoline fraction,(c) alkylating said unreacted C.sub.4 hydrocarbons with isobutane in the presence of an alkylation catalyst such as hydrofluoric acid, to form a third gasoline fraction, and(d) admixing, at least partially, said first, second and third gasoline fractions, so as to obtain gasoline of high octane number.

Abstract: High octane gasoline is obtained from C.sub.3 /C.sub.4 olefinic cuts by a combination of steps: oligomerization of the C.sub.3 fraction, hydroisomerization of 1-butene in the C.sub.4 cut, fractionation of the resultant C.sub.4 cut, hydrogenation of isobutene and alkylation. Resultant fractions are admixed to produce the desired high octane gasoline.

Abstract: A N-acyl .alpha.-amino acid is manufactured by reacting an unsaturated vegetable oil or a C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 mono-olefinic compound with an amide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in the presence of a cobalt catalyst. The process is operated in one step, providing for an increased selectivity as compared with a two-step process.

Abstract: Methane is manufactured by reacting hydrogen with carbon monoxide in an inert liquid medium comprising a catalyst obtained by reacting a nickel compound with a reducing aluminum compound.

Abstract: This process for upgrading effluents from syntheses of the Fischer-Tropsch type comprises several steps applied to the three cuts obtained from these effluents, i.e. a "light fraction", a "light oil" and a "decanted oil". The products are mainly gasoline, kerosene and gasoil cuts.

Abstract: New catalytic composition of improved activity in the process of polymerizing cycloolefins, comprising a carbonyl compound or a carbonyl-metal-carbenic compound of molybdenum or tungsten and titanium tetrachloride, said composition being preferably subjected to an irradiation with rays of a wave length from 180 to 700 nanometers during or before use.