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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7718838 | Olefin production process A process is provided to stabilize and/or reactivate an olefin production catalyst system which comprises contacting an olefin production catalyst system, either before or after use, with an aromatic compound. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7414006 | Methods for oligomerizing olefins The present invention provides a method of producing oligomers of olefins, comprising reacting olefins with a catalyst under oligomerization conditions. The catalyst can be the product of the combination of a chromium compound and a heteroaryl-amine compound. In par... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7329758 | Imidazolidine-based metal carbene metathesis catalysts The present invention relates to novel metathesis catalysts with an imidazolidine-based ligand and to methods for making and using the same. The inventive catalysts are of the formula wherein: | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323529 | Method of making copolymers containing olefinic type monomers Copolymers containing residues of at least one olefinic monomer and a method of making such copolymers including the steps of: (a) providing a pressurized stirred tank; (b) feeding monomer compositions to one or more stirred tank reactors, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304159 | Ligands and catalyst systems thereof for ethylene oligomerisation to linear alpha olefins Mixed bis-imine pyridine ligands of formula (I), wherein Z1, which is different from Z2, is an optionally substituted aryl group; and Z2 comprises an optionally substituted heterohydrocarbyl moiety, or an optionally substituted aryl ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304196 | Fuel components and their selective manufacturing methods A method for dimerizing isobutene, wherein, in dimerizing conditions, the isobutene is brought into contact with a porous cation exchange resin comprising a styrene polymer, which is cross-linked with divinyl benzene, and any sulphonic acid groups adhering to the po... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285607 | Polymerisation of olefinic compounds This invention relates to a process for producing a polymeric product by the polymerisation of at least one olefinic compound in the form of an olefin or a compound including an olefinic moiety by contacting the at least one olefinic compound with a polymerisation c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279609 | Method for alpha-olefin trimerization The invention concerns a method for α-olefin trimerization comprising a number of carbon atoms not less than 3, by transforming an α-olefin or a hydrocarbon mixture containing α-olefins, at temperatures ranging between 0 and 150° C. and pressures ranging between... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276616 | Phosphorous containing ligands for metathesis catalysts The use of a phosphorus containing Ligand as a Ligand for a metathesis catalyst in a catalysed metathesis reaction wherein the phosphorus containing Ligand is a heterocyclic organic compound with a ligating phosphorus atom as an atom in the heterocyclic ring structu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271304 | Process and apparatus for the production of diesel fuels by oligomerisation of olefinic feed streams This invention provides a process for the production of diesel boiling range hydrocarbons, the process including at least the steps of obtaining an olefinic feed stream from one or more hydrocarbon producing processes wherein the olefinic feed stream contains branch... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244873 | Process and apparatus for separating oxygenate modifier from oligomerization effluent by water wash It has now been disclosed that by directing the effluent from an oligomerization reactor to a water wash column to remove alcohol modifier from the hydrocarbon stream before sending it to a fractionation column offers flexibility in providing a bottoms product of a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238764 | Process for the co-oligomerisation of ethylene and alpha olefins A process for production of higher linear alpha olefins and/or alkyl-branched alpha olefins, which comprises the co-oligomerisation of one or more alpha olefins with ethylene in the presence of a metal catalyst system employing one or more bis-aryliminepyridine MX | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223893 | Linear alpha-olefin dimers possessing substantial linearity Linear 1-butene dimers and other linear alpha-olefin dimers are manufactured in high yield and with high selectivity by coupling of alpha-olefins. The coupling is accomplished by contacting alpha olefins with an iron-based catalyst activated with an aluminum-based c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179531 | Polymer particles having select pendant groups and composition prepared therefrom Polymer particles having select functional or absorbing groups are provided. The polymer particles are useful for preparing organic-inorganic composite particles that are suitable for providing dried coatings with improved hiding. Aqueous compositions containing the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179871 | Non-symmetrical ligands and catalyst systems thereof for ethylene oligomerization to linear alpha olefins Non-symmetrical ligands of formula (I); bis-aryliminepyridine MXn complexes comprising a non-symmetrical ligand of formula (I), wherein M is a metal selected from Fe or Co, n is 2 or 3, and X is halide... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157612 | Olefin production process A process is provided to stabilize and/or reactivate an olefin production catalyst system which comprises contacting an olefin production catalyst system, either before or after use, with an aromatic compound. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148177 | Method for producing alkali metal catalyst and use thereof for the side-chain alklation of alkyl aromatics The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alkali metal catalyst by mixing an alkali metal with pulverulent, solid potassium carbonate as support, wherein the potassium carbonate has a specific surface area of at least 0.3 m2/g, and to t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141539 | Process for producing detergent molecules comprising an ether linkage from butadiene Novel detergent molecules and methods for producing such detergent molecules by dimerizing and alkoxylating butadiene with one or more reactant alkanol selected from the group consisting of a primary alkanol and an α, ω-diol, hydrogenating the alkoxydimerization p... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126037 | Butene oligomer derivatives having terminal 1,4-butanediol functional groups Butene oligomer derivatives having tert-butyl groups as one of the terminal groups, having a repeating unit of the main hydrocarbon chain consisting of 80% by mole or more of —CH2C(CH3)2—, and carrying the other terminal group co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115688 | Nanoparticles with polymer shells The invention provides a method of preparing nanoparticles having at least one polymer shell attached to them, each polymer shell having a selected property or properties. The method comprises attaching initiation monomers to the surfaces of the nanoparticles, conta... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102047 | High metathesis activity ruthenium and osmium metal carbene complexes Ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds that are stable in the presence of a variety of functional groups and can be used to catalyze olefin metathesis reactions on unstrained cyclic and acyclic olefins are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making the carbene ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094898 | Ruthenium compounds, their production and use A new class of compounds is disclosed that in preferred embodiments relate to Ru-based catalysts suitable for use in olefin metathesis reactions. Such compounds demonstrate high rates of catalytic turnover in comparison with other Ru catalysts known in the art. More... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066972 | Continuous tracer generation apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for online and on-site tracer generation for tagging natural gas stored in underground storage fields wherein feedstock is drawn from a feedstock source. The feedstock undergoes initial analysis to determine hydrocarbon levels. Th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060852 | Method for producing alkyl aryl sulphonates The invention relates to a process for the preparation of alkylarylsulfonates by a) reaction of a C4-olefin mixture over a metathesis catalyst for the preparation of an olefin mixture comprising 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, and optional removal... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053020 | Catalyst systems for ethylene oligomerisation to linear alpha olefins A catalyst system comprising: (a) one or more bisarylimino pyridine iron or cobalt catalysts; (b) a first co-catalyst compound which is selected from aluminium alkyls, aluminoxanes, and mixtures thereof; and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053259 | Process of producing α-olefins α-Olefins are made in a modified plug flow reactor system by the oligomerization of ethylene using an iron complex of a selected diimine of a 2,6-pyridinecarboxaldehyde(bisimine) or 2,6-diacylpyridine(bisimine) as the oligomerization catalyst. The reactor is modifi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7034096 | Ring-expansion of cyclic olefins metathesis reactions with an acyclic diene This invention relates generally to synthetic procedures that include the step of ring-opening metathesis of cyclic olefins and reaction with an acyclic diene co-reactant to produce olefin macrocycles by ring expansion, or alternatively. The ring expansion of the cy... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6987154 | Synthesis of A,B-alternating copolymers by olefin metathesis reactions of cyclic olefins or olefinic polymers with an acyclic diene This invention relates generally to synthetic procedures that include the step of ring-opening metathesis of cyclic olefins and reaction with an acyclic diene co-reactant to produce regularly repeating A,B-alternating olefin polymers. The A,B-alternating polymers ar... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6949688 | Low Noack volatility poly α-olefins The present invention relates to poly α-olefins (PAO's) which exhibit superior Noack volatility at low pour points. Mixtures of 1-decene and 1-dodecene are polymerized using an alcohol promoted BF3 in conjunction with a combination of cocatalysts. The re... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916882 | Plasticized polypropylene thermoplastics The invention is directed to a plasticized polypropylene thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of A) from 50 to 99.9 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer derived from polypropylene, optionally with one or more copolymerizable monomer selected from C2-C | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906230 | Method for producing alcohol surfactants and alcohol ether surfactants, the products obtained and their use The invention describes a process for the preparation of surfactant alcohols and surfactant alcohol ethers which are, inter alia, highly suitable as surfactants or for the preparation of surfactants. The process, starting from olefin mixtures having a defined minimu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897347 | Fuel components and their selective manufacturing methods The invention relates to a method for dimerizing isobutene, wherein, in dimerizing conditions, the isobutene is brought into contact with a porous cation exchange resin comprising a styrene polymer, which is cross-linked with divinyl benzene, and any sulphonic acid ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6858765 | Polyolefin wax for coating materials and printing ink composition A polyolefin wax for a coating material which includes an ethylene (co)polymer having a number-average molecular weight within the range of from 400 to 5000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography. The polyolefin wax has a volume average particle diameter in th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858767 | Process for producing liquid polyalphaolefin polymer, metallocene catalyst therefor, the resulting polymer and lubricant containing same A liquid polyalphaolefin homo- or copolymer, preferably 1-decene, which is substantially amorphous is obtained by a polymerization process employing hydrogen and a particular type of metallocene catalyst. Additionally, liquid polyalphaolefin homo- or copolymer conta... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6777584 | Selective coupling of terminal olefins with ethylene to manufacture linear α-olefins A process for producing a linear α-olefin which comprises: reacting a stoichiometric excess of a terminal Cn olefin with ethylene in the presence of an organometallic catalyst to produce a Cn+2 linear α-olefin, wherein the catalyst is capable... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6743960 | Method for oligomerizing olefins to form higher olefins using sulfur-containing and sulfur-tolerant catalysts The present invention is related to a method for oligomerizing olefinic monomers under oligomerization conditions to form higher olefins. The novel method comprises contacting a feed comprising the olefinic monomers with a catalyst composition comprising the reactio... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6734329 | Oligomerization of alpha olefins in the presence of carboxylic acids In process for the oligomerization of an alphaolefin, a carboxylic acid modifier, such as acetic acid, is used to increase the amount of trimer and tetramer in the product. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6689928 | Transition metal complexes and oligomers therefrom The invention is a method and catalyst for selectively and efficiently producing short chain linear -olefins. The method includes contacting olefinic monomers under oligomerization conditions with the catalyst composition which comprises a composit... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6660898 | Process for dimerizing light olefins to produce a fuel component A process for dimerizing light olefinic hydrocarbons in a reaction zone containing a solid acidic catalyst. The process comprises recovering a reaction zone effluent which contains unreacted olefinic hydrocarbons, converting the unreacted olefinic hydroca... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6583239 | Process for producing a polymer of an -olefin and lubricant A process for producing a polymer of an -olefin which comprises polymerizing an -olefin having at least 4 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for producing polymers of olefins which comprises (A) a specific metal compound and (B) at l... | 06/24/2003 |
