Agilent 50 m 0.2 mm 0 5 μm 95 5 methyl

Example 1

The mixed olefin stream was contacted with silica gel (high purity, 60 Å, 70-230 mesh obtained from Sigma Aldrich) and stirred overnight to remove polar compounds. The removal of polar compounds was monitored/observed visually as the mixed olefin stream was a slight yellow color and became colorless after stirring with silica, while the silica gel turned yellow. The silica gel was removed via filtration to provide treated mixed olefins. The treated mixed olefins were then stored over molecular sieves. The mixed olefin stream and the treated mixed olefins were analyzed on an Agilent 6890 gas chromatograph equipped with an Agilent 50 m×0.2 mm×0.5 μm (95/5% methyl/phenyl-polysiloxane) HP-5 column and a flame ionization detector. FIG. 1 provides a gas chromatographic analysis trace of the mixed olefin stream (1A) and the treated mixed olefin stream (1B). These gas chromatographic traces clearly show that the silica gel removed at least a component in the mixed olefin stream that had an elution time of about 5.8 minutes. Without wishing to be limited by theory, it is believed that silica gel removed at least the octanol from the mixed decene stream.

Example 1

The mixed olefin stream was contacted with silica gel (high purity, 60 Å, 70-230 mesh obtained from Sigma Aldrich) and stirred overnight to remove polar compounds. The removal of polar compounds was monitored/observed visually as the mixed olefin stream was a slight yellow color and became colorless after stirring with silica, while the silica gel turned yellow. The silica gel was removed via filtration to provide treated mixed olefins. The treated mixed olefins were then stored over molecular sieves. The mixed olefin stream and the treated mixed olefins were analyzed on an Agilent 6890 gas chromatograph equipped with an Agilent 50 m×0.2 mm×0.5 μm (95/5% methyl/phenyl-polysiloxane) HP-5 column and a flame ionization detector. FIG. 1 provides a gas chromatographic analysis trace of the mixed olefin stream (1A) and the treated mixed olefin stream (1B). These gas chromatographic traces clearly show that the silica gel removed at least a component in the mixed olefin stream that had an elution time of about 5.8 minutes. Without wishing to be limited by theory, it is believed that silica gel removed at least the octanol from the mixed decene stream.