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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Monica D. Lotz, Houston, TX (US);
Frank N. Raushel, Baytown, TX (US);
Timothy M. Boller, Houston, TX (US);
Mark H. Li, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kyle G. Lewis, Houston, TX (US);
Jennifer L. Rapp, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides processes and apparatus for producing poly alpha olefins. In at least one embodiment, a process to produce a poly alpha olefin includes introducing a first olefin monomer to a first catalyst and an activator in a first reactor to form a first reactor effluent comprising an olefin dimer and an olefin trimer. The process includes introducing the first reactor effluent to a filtration unit to form a filtration effluent, and introducing the filtration effluent to a first distillation unit to form a first distillation effluent. The process includes introducing the first distillation effluent (or a second distillation effluent) to a second catalyst in a second reactor to form a second reactor effluent comprising the olefin trimer. The process includes removing a sample at any stage of the process and introducing the sample to a gas chromatograph.