PROCESS FOR SEPARATING FUNCTIONALIZED ALPHA OLEFINS FROM FUNCTIONALIZED INTERNAL OLEFINS

摘要

A process for treating a feedstock comprised of functionalized alpha olefins and functionalized internal olefins, comprising: a) contacting the feedstock with a linear polyaromatic compound under conditions effective to form a reaction mixture comprising a linear polyaromatic compound-functionalized alpha olefin adduct; b) separating the linear polyaromatic compound-functionalized alpha olefin adduct, and optionally the unreacted linear polyaromatic compound as well, from the reaction mixture, to form a functionalized adducted alpha olefin stream and a functionalized internal olefin stream; c) dissociating the linear polyaromatic compound-functionalized alpha olefin adduct in said functionalized adducted alpha olefin stream to form a linear polyaromatic compound and a functionalized alpha olefin composition, and optionally d) separating the linear polyaromatic compound formed in step c) from a functionalized alpha olefin composition; whereby the concentration of functionalized alpha olefin in said alpha olefin composition is enriched over the concentration of functionalized alpha olefin in the feedstock.