Internal olefin production method
A method of producing an internal olefin, including the step 1 and the step 2 below in this order. Step 1: a step of isomerizing a raw material olefin having 8 or more and 36 or less carbon atoms to provide an internal olefin containing a 1-olefin Step 2: a step of isomerizing the 1-olefin contained in the internal olefin provided in the step 1 at a temperature that is lower than the reaction temperature in the step 1.
1 . A method of producing an internal olefin, comprising a step 1 and a step 2 in this order:
step 1: a step of isomerizing a raw material olefin having 8 or more and 36 or less carbon atoms to provide a mixture containing an internal olefin and a 1-olefin; and
step 2: a step of isomerizing the 1-olefin contained in the mixture provided in the step 1 at a temperature that is lower than a reaction temperature in the step 1;
wherein an average double bond position of the internal olefin after completing an isomerization reaction in the step 1 is more inner than an average double bond position of the raw material olefin.
2 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction temperature in the step 1 is 100° C. or more and 300° C. or less.
3 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction temperature in the step 2 is a temperature that is lower than the reaction temperature in the step 1 by 30° C. or more.
4 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein the raw material olefin contains a 1-olefin.
5 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein the 1-olefin is a linear 1-olefin.
6 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein the step 1 and the step 2 each are performed in the presence of a catalyst.
7 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 6 , wherein the catalyst is a solid catalyst.
8 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 6 , wherein the catalyst is a solid acid catalyst.
9 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein an absolute value of a difference between an average double bond position of the internal olefin obtained in the step 1 and an average double bond position of the internal olefin obtained in the step 2 is 0.1 or less.
10 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein an average double bond position of the internal olefin after completing the reaction in the step 1 is 1.5 or more.
11 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the 1-olefin in the mixture obtained in the step 1 is 20 parts by mol or less per 100 parts by mol in total of the 1-olefin and the internal olefin.
12 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein a reaction mode of the isomerization of the step 2 is a batch mode, and a reaction time in the step 2 is 0.05 hr or more and 60 hr or less.
13 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein a reaction mode of the isomerization of the step 2 is a continuous mode, and an LHSV (liquid hourly space velocity) in the reaction of the step 2 is 0.05 hr −1 or more and 5.0 hr −1 or less.
14 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein a decrement value from a content (% by mol) of the 1-olefin in the mixture obtained in the step 1 to a content (% by mol) of the 1-olefin obtained in the step 2 is 0.1% by mol or more.
15 . A method of producing an internal olefin sulfonate salt, comprising sulfonating an internal olefin produced by the method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 .
16 . The method of producing an internal olefin according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the 1-olefin in the mixture obtained in the step 1 is 1.0 parts by mol or more per 100 parts by mol in total of the 1-olefin and the internal olefin.