Patent ID: 9181144
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B01J,C07C,C10G,C10L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process, comprising: activating a Group 4 metallocene pre-catalyst with methylaluminoxane in a suitable solvent to produce an activated catalyst; removing said solvent from said activated catalyst; mixing at least one aromatic solvent, without heteroatoms, with activated catalyst to form a solution; adding dried 1-butene to said solution; allowing contact of said activated catalyst with 1-butene in a gas tight vessel to form a first mixture of butene oligomers; removing by distillation C8 dimers to produce a second mixture of butene oligomers; contacting of said second mixture of butene oligomers with a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen gas to create a third mixture of butene oligomers; and fractional distilling of said third mixture of butene oligomers to afford a turbine and diesel fuel having a high flash point of >60° C. and a viscosity at −20° C. from about 6.0 cSt to about 12.5 cSt and a density from about 0.75 g/ml to about 0.80 g/ml.