Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Linde Aktiengesellschaft

Linde Gmbh

Andreas Metzner

Heinz Bölt

Andreas Meiswinkel

Wolfgang Müller

Anina Wöhl

Abdullah Alqahtani

Ralf Noack

Shahid Azam

Marco Harff

Tobias Meier

Andre Porebski

Lars-Erik Gärtner

Lars-Erik Gartner

A method for processing an oligomerization product stream includes discharging the oligomerization product stream from an oligomerization reactor through a product outlet line, and heating the oligomerization product stream, heating a wall of the product outlet line, or both. The oligomerization product stream includes solvent, linear alpha olefins, a polymer byproduct, or a combination of at least one of the foregoing. The heating is to a temperature that is greater than the melting temperature of the polymer byproduct present in the oligomerization product stream.

Method for processing an oligomerization product stream

A process for deactivation of an olefin oligomerization catalyst is described, including contacting a catalyst composition with a catalyst quenching medium to form a deactivated catalyst composition, and recovering excess catalyst quenching medium. The catalyst quenching medium includes an alcohol having at least 6 carbon atoms, an organic amine, an amino alcohol, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. The catalyst quenching medium is present in a molar ratio of catalyst quenching medium to catalyst of at least 3:1. A process for the oligomerization of an olefin is also described, including feeding the olefin, a solvent, and a catalyst composition into a reactor, oligomerizing the olefin in the reactor to form a reaction product stream including linear alpha olefins, solvent, and the catalyst composition, and contacting the reaction product stream with a catalyst quenching medium.

Process for deactivation of an olefin oligomerization catalyst

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Munich, Germany

Andreas Metzner