Shell hydroformylation (SHF) is one part of a highly integrated system to convert ethylene into higher value products.  Olefins from the SHOP process (Shell Higher Olefins Process) are converted with a modified Oxo catalyst into plasticizer alcohols, detergent range linear alcohols, and iso-alcohols.  It's a fortuitous coincidence that the first production of synthetic alcohol with SHF occurred in 1963, 50 years prior to the date of this symposium.  This presentation will cover the history of the SHF process, the advantages of the technology that have allowed it to survive for 50 years, and the current applications of the technology within Shell.

?Shell hydroformylation: 50 years of synthetic alcohol production

245th National Meeting (2013)

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