Patent ID: 8389625

Claim:
An integrated method for making synthetic hydrocarbon fluids and/or polar functional fluids comprising: (a) contacting a feed selected from one or more natural oils, which includes one or more triglycerides, one or more mono-esters derived from one or more triglyceride, or a mixture thereof, each of the natural oils and mono-esters including linear C 12 to C 30 unsaturated fatty acid moieties, with ethylene in the presence of an effective amount of a metathesis catalyst to form linear alpha-olefins, internal olefins and reduced chain length triglyceride or triglycerides, or reduced chain length mono-esters derived from one or more triglycerides, wherein the contacting is carried out at an ethylene partial pressure of 0 psig to 3,000 psig, (b) polymerizing the linear alpha-olefins, the internal olefins or a mixture thereof in the presence of a suitable catalyst to produce one or more oligomeric synthetic hydrocarbon fluids, wherein the one or more oligomeric synthetic hydrocarbon fluids is a copolymer of linear alpha-olefins and internal olefins or a polymer of linear alpha-olefins or a polymer of internal olefins.