Abstract: The present invention provides an olefin oligomerization process comprising the steps of: i) reducing the level of acetonitrile in an olefin feed by contacting the feed with a non-zeolitic metal oxide; and ii) contacting the olefin feed with reduced level of acetonitrile with an olefin oligomerization catalyst under conditions suitable to oligomerize the olefin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2012
Date of Patent:
January 24, 2017
Assignee:
ExxonMobill Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventors:
Geraldine Tosin, An Verberckmoes, Helge Jaensch, Georges M. K. Mathys, Machteld M. Mertens, Sourav Saha, Hailian Li, Robert James Saxton