Mitsui develops catalyst for 1-hexene production
23 June 2008 05:30 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals Inc (MCI) has developed a highly active catalyst for 1-hexene (C6) production and planned to build a 1-hexane plant using this new technology by 2010, the company said in a statement on Monday.
"MCI has successfully developed the original homogeneous catalyst which selectively trimerizes ethylene by innovating olefin polymerization catalyst technologies the company has accumulated," the company added.
The homogeneous catalyst exhibits high selectivity and high activity, 600 fold of the currently used chromium catalyst, under low temperatures and low pressure conditions enabling simple and energy-saving processes.
MCI also planned to establish a 1-hexene plant using its newly developed catalyst technology around 2010 in line with the company’s business strategy of creating innovative new technologies to strengthen international competitiveness.
The development is expected to optimise production by securing ethylene demand in the Chiba area as well as differentiating the products from those made by Middle East competitors.
1-hexene is mainly used as a co-monomer for high performance polyethylene (HPPE).
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Author: Lim Wanying
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