Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.

The present disclosure relates to a new catalytic process for the production of methanol from carbon dioxide, comprising: (1) the conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to formic acid or formate salts; (2) converting the formic acid or formate salts to diformate esters of diols; (3) hydrogenating the diformate esters to methanol and diols. The diols produced from the hydrogenation reaction can be recovered and re-used to prepare the diformate esters.

The present disclosure relates to a new catalytic process for the production of methanol from carbon dioxide, comprising: (1) the conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to formic acid or formate salts; (2) converting the formic acid or formate salts to diformate esters of diols; (3) hydrogenating the diformate esters to methanol and diols. The diols produced from the hydrogenation reaction can be recovered and re-used to prepare the diformate esters.

The present invention discloses processes for oligomerizing an olefin feedstock containing C.sub.4 to C.sub.20 alpha olefins using a catalyst system containing a metallocene compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a suspension of a chemically-treated solid oxide. The liquid medium for the suspension of the chemically-treated solid oxide can be an alpha-olefin oligomer product formed by the oligomerization process.

A flexible manufacturing system for selectively producing different alpha-olefins from ethylene includes: (a) a reaction section 18 with ethylene feed operative to oligomerize ethylene; (b) a catalyst feed system 12, 14, 16 comprising a plurality of independent homogeneous catalyst feeders connected with the reaction section for alternatively providing different selective homogeneous catalyst compositions to the reaction section; (c) an ethylene recycle column 22 coupled to the reaction section and adapted to receive crude product and unreacted ethylene therefrom, the recycle column being operative to separate ethylene and optionally lower oligomers from the crude product which are recycled to the ethylene feed to the reaction section, the ethylene recycle column being further operative to provide a crude product bottoms stream; (d) a catalyst removal section 20 coupled to the reaction section adapted to remove spent catalyst from the system; and (e) a first product separation column 24 connected to the recycle column receiving the crude product stream therefrom, the product separation column being operative to separate purified oligomer from the crude product stream. Optionally provided is a second product separation column 26.

A flexible manufacturing system for selectively producing different alpha-olefins from ethylene includes: (a) a reaction section 18 with ethylene feed operative to oligomerize ethylene; (b) a catalyst feed system 12, 14, 16 comprising a plurality of independent homogeneous catalyst feeders connected with the reaction section for alternatively providing different selective homogeneous catalyst compositions to the reaction section; (c) an ethylene recycle column 22 coupled to the reaction section and adapted to receive crude product and unreacted ethylene therefrom, the recycle column being operative to separate ethylene and optionally lower oligomers from the crude product which are recycled to the ethylene feed to the reaction section, the ethylene recycle column being further operative to provide a crude product bottoms stream; (d) a catalyst removal section 20 coupled to the reaction section adapted to remove spent catalyst from the system; and (e) a first product separation column 24 connected to the recycle column receiving the crude product stream therefrom, the product separation column being operative to separate purified oligomer from the crude product stream. Optionally provided is a second product separation column 26.

The present invention provides a method for preparing a butene oligomer including a step of oligomerizing a polymerization solution including a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent, a nonpolar hydrocarbon solvent and an isobutene monomer in the presence of an organometal catalyst.

The present invention provides a method for producing indancarbaldehyde, including a step of reacting indan with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride to obtain a reaction liquid including indancarbaldehyde, wherein the indan includes an amine, and a content of the amine is less than 1000 ppm by mass.

Provided is a catalyst for synthesizing a polyethylene oxide polymer, comprising a crown ether as a first component, a quaternary phosphonium salt as a second component, and an alkali metal and/or an alkali metal compound as a third component. The catalyst can reduce the concentration of alkali metal ions in the product and is suitable for high-standard industrial fields. Also provided is a method for synthesizing a polyethylene oxide polymer, comprising carrying out a reaction of a compound containing active hydrogen and ethylene oxide in the presence of the catalyst. The method is simple to operate and environmentally friendly, improves the quality of the synthesized product, and is suitable for high-standard industrial production.

The present invention provides a method for producing indancarbaldehyde, including a step of reacting indan with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride to obtain a reaction liquid including indancarbaldehyde, wherein the indan includes an amine, and a content of the amine is less than 1000 ppm by mass.