Method for preparing paraffin

1. A preparation method of a paraffin, the method comprising:

performing a linear α-olefin preparation process to prepare a linear α-olefin and by-products comprising 30 to 95 mol % of a branched olefin, 0 to 50 mol % of a linear internal olefin, and a balance of other by-products comprising iso-paraffin, n-paraffin, naphthene, or a combination thereof, based on a total of 100 mol % of the by-products;

providing a feed comprising the by-products; and

hydrogenating the feed,

wherein the branched olefin comprise a C10 branched olefin and a C12 branched olefin, and

wherein the linear a-olefin preparation process comprises a step of oligomerizing an olefin monomer in the presence of a transition metal catalyst comprising an acetylacetonate-based ligand represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, and a heteroatom ligand having a P—C—C—P skeleton structure represented by the following Chemical Formula 3 or a P—N—P skeleton structure represented by the following Chemical Formula 4:

wherein

R 46 to R 48 are independently of one another hydrogen, a halogen, (C6-C20)aryl, (C6-C20)ar(C1-C10)alkyl, (C1-C10)alkyl, halo(C1-C10)alkyl, (C6-C20)ar(C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C6-C20)ar(C2-C10)alkynyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkoxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy, (C1-C10)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C2-C10)alkenylcarbonyloxy, (C2-C10)alkynylcarbonyloxy, (C3-C7)cycloalkyl, (C1-C10)alkylsilyl, (C2-C10)alkenylsilyl, fluorine-substituted (C2-C10)alkynylsilyl, (C6-C20)arylsilyl, (C3-C20)heteroaryl, or 5- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl;

the aryl, aralkyl, alkyl, aralkenyl, alkenyl, aralkynyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and heterocycloalkyl of R 46 to R 48 may be further substituted by one or more selected from the group consisting of (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkoxy, (C6-C20)aryl, (C6-C20)aryloxy, and halogens;

R 51 to R 54 are independently of one another (C6-C20)aryl, (C6-C20)ar(C1-C10)alkyl, (C6-C20)ar(C2-C10)alkenyl, (C6-C20)ar(C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkoxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy, (C1-C10)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C10)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C2-C10)alkenylcarbonyloxy, (C2-C10)alkynylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C10)alkylcarbonylamino, (C2-C10)alkenylcarbonylamino, (C2-C10)alkynylcarbonylamino, (C3-C7)cycloalkyl, thio(C1-C10)alkyl, thio(C2-C10)alkenyl, thio(C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkylsilyl, (C2-C10)alkenylsilyl, (C2-C10)alkynylsilyl, (C6-C20)arylsilyl, 5- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or —NR 61 R 62 , and R 61 and R 62 are independently of each other (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C6-C20)aryl, di(C1-C10)alkylamino, di(C2-C10)alkenylamino, or di(C2-C10)alkynylamino;

the aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, aralkynyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkenylcarbonyloxy, alkynylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and heterocycloalkyl of R 51 to R 54 may be further substituted by one or more selected from the group consisting of (C1-C10)alkyl, (C2-C10)alkenyl, (C2-C10)alkynyl, (C1-C10)alkoxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy, di(C1-C10)alkylamino, di(C2-C10)alkenylamino and di(C2-C10)alkynylamino; and

R 55 and R 56 are independently of each other hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or R 55 and R 56 may be bonded to each other via hydrocarbylene, substituted hydrocarbylene, heterohydrocarbylene, or substituted heterohydrocarbylene to form a ring.

2. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , wherein the feed is directly hydrogenated.

3. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , wherein the by-products include 60 to 95 mol % of the branched olefin and 1 to 20 mol % of the linear internal olefin.

4. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogenating is performed in a trickle bed reactor.

5. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 4 , wherein the feed flows into the trickle bed reactor in a liquid phase, a space velocity (SV) at which the feed flows in is 0.1 to 4 h −1 , and the SV is calculated by dividing an inflow rate (m 3 /h) of the liquid feed by a reaction volume (m 3 ) in the trickle bed reactor.

6. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogenating is performed at a temperature of 100 to 200° C. under a pressure of 10 to 100 kg/cm 2 g under a metal catalyst selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), and an alloy containing two or more thereof.

7. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , further comprising: after the hydrogenating, separating a prepared paraffin from a reaction product of the hydrogenation reaction.

8. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , further comprising: after the hydrogenating, separating iso-paraffin from the prepared paraffin.

9. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 1 , further comprising: after the oligomerizing, introducing a catalyst deactivator to a reaction product of the oligomerization reaction.

10. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 9 , wherein the catalyst deactivator comprises an oxygen-containing inorganic material which is in a gaseous state at 25° C. and 1 atm, or an organic compound which includes one or more of functional groups containing at least one selected from the group consisting of H 2 O, 2-ethylhexanol, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, and sulfur, and has a number average molecular weight of 400 or more.

11. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 10 , wherein the catalyst deactivator comprises an oxygen-containing inorganic material which is in a gaseous state at 25° C. and 1 atm; or an organic compound which includes one or more of functional groups containing at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, and sulfur, and has a number average molecular weight of 400 or more.

12. The preparation method of paraffin of claim 11 , wherein the oxygen-containing inorganic material is O 2 , CO2, CO, NO, NO 2 , N 2 O, N 2 O 3 , N 2 O 4 , N 2 O 5 , SO 2 , SO 3 , or a mixture thereof.