Process for hydrogenating alkenes in the presence of alkanes and a heterogeneous catalyst
US5227552A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/906
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing a selected paraffin from a reaction mixture containing PA0 (i) an acceptor olefin having the carbon backbone structure of said selected paraffin; PA0 (ii) a donor paraffin having a carbon backbone structure different from that of said selected paraffin; PA0 (iii) less than about 10 mole percent molecular hydrogen; which process comprises the steps of contacting said reaction mixture with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising active carbon in the absence of an added catalytic metal or metal compound to convert at least a portion of said acceptor olefin to said selected paraffin and to dehydrogenate at least a portion of said donor paraffin.
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