PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOW POUR POINT SYNTHETIC OILS

摘要

An improved process for producing low pour point, high VI synthetic oils from feedstocks containing wax and residual olefinic unsaturation, said feedstocks having been obtained by thermal, noncatalytic polymerization of linear, C6-C20 carbon atom monoalpha-olefins. The improvement comprises simultaneously hydrogenating and catalytically dewaxing the feedstock by contacting said feedstock and hydrogen with a hydrogen form mordenite catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure, thereby producing a stable synthetic oil of high viscosity index and low pour point.