PROCESS FOR HYDRATION AND OLIGOMERISATION OF OLEFINS

摘要

A product mixture containing oligomers of alkenes, ethers and optionally alcohols is prepared by the hydration and oligomerisation of the alkenes by passing the alkenes and water in a molar ratio of alkenes to water of about 3:1 to 90:1 under hydration conditions over an acid hydration catalyst, particularly a cation exchange resin. The process can be controlled so as to produce less than 0.5% by wt water in the liquid reaction product, at least 40% by wt of oligomers and less than 5% by wt of material of C12 and higher.