Patent ID: 6884916

Claim:
An oligomerization process comprising contacting a feedstock comprising olefins and sulfur-containing molecules with a hydrotreating catalyst consisting essentially of a metal component selected from nickel, cobalt, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, or a combination thereof, in the absence of hydrogen at a temperature ranging from about 200° C. to about 315° C., whereby said olefins and sulfur containing molecules are oligomerized, wherein said feedstock is selected from the group consisting of C 4 olefin streams, C 5 olefin streams, C 4 and C 5 olefin streams, pygas streams, coker streams light FCC gasoline, C 7+ reformate streams, light reformate streams containing benzene and toluene, pulp and paper byproducts, sugars, natural fatty acids and alcohols.