Claims
- 1. A process for converting olefin to higher molecular weight hydrocarbon product which comprises contacting a feedstock containing at least one oligomerizable olefin with an olefin oligomerization catalyst composition under olefin oligomerization conditions to provide said higher molecular weight hydrocarbon product, said olefin oligomerization catalyst comprising a synthetic porous crystalline material characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including values substantially as set forth in Table I of the specification.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the synthetic porous crystalline material is characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including values substantially as set forth in Table II of the specification.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the synthetic porous crystalline material has a composition comprising the molar relationship
- X.sub.2 O.sub.3 :(n)YO.sub.2,
- wherein n is at least about 10, X is a trivalent element and Y is a tetravalent element.
- 4. The process of claim 2 wherein the synthetic porous crystalline material has a composition comprising the molar relationship:
- X.sub.2 O.sub.3 :(n)YO.sub.2,
- wherein n is at least about 10, X is a trivalent element and Y is a tetravalent element.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the synthetic porous crystalline material possesses equilibrium adsorption capacities of greater than about 4.5 wt. % for cyclohexane vapor and greater than about 10 wt. % for n-hexane vapor.
- 6. The process of claim 3 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, gallium and combinations thereof and Y is selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and combinations thereof.
- 7. The process of claim 3 wherein X comprises aluminum and Y comprises silicon.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material has been treated to replace original cations, at least in part, with a cation or mixture of cations selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrogen precursors, rare earth metals, and metals of Groups IIA, IIIA, IVA, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VIB and VIII of the Periodic Table.
- 9. The process of claim 4 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, gallium and combinations thereof and Y is selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and combinations thereof.
- 10. The process of claim 4 wherein X comprises aluminum and Y comprises silicon.
- 11. The process of claim 2 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material has been treated to replace original cations, at least in part, with a cation or mixture of cations selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrogen precursors, rare earth metals, and metals of Groups IIA, IIIA, IVA, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VIB and VIII of the Periodic Table.
- 12. The process of claim 1 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material has been thermally treated at a temperature up to about 925.degree. C. in the presence or absence of steam.
- 13. The process of claim 8 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material has been thermally treated at a temperature up to about 925.degree. C. in the presence or absence of steam.
- 14. The process of claim 11 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material has been thermally treated at a temperature up to about 925.degree. C. in the presence or absence of steam.
- 15. The process of claim 1 wherein said synthetic porous crystalline material is combined with a material matrix.
- 16. The process of claim 15 wherein said matrix material is a silica or alumina-containing material.
- 17. The process of claim 15 wherein the catalyst is provided in the form of extrudate, beads or fluidizable microspheres.
- 18. The process of claim 1 wherein the linear oligomerizable olefin possesses from 2 to 16 carbon atoms.
- 19. The process of claim 1 wherein the oligomerization conditions include a temperature of from about 300.degree. to about 700.degree. F., a pressure of from 100 to about 3000 psig and an LHSV of from about 0.1 to about 20 hr.sup.-1.
- 20. The process of claim 1 wherein the oligomerization conditions include a temperature of from about 350.degree. to about 550.degree. F., a pressure of from about 300 to about 2000 psig and an LHSV of from about 0.2 to about 5 hr.sup.-1.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 254,524, filed Oct. 6, 1988, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 98,176, filed Sept. 18, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 890,268, filed July 29, 1986 now abandoned.
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