Alpha Olefins

C5 Pentene

● Used in the manufacture of various chemical products due to its reactivity.● Used as a primary blowing agent in the production of polystyrene foam and other foams.

CAS 109-67-1

C6 Hexene

● Used in biodiesel production, as solvents for varnishes, inks, and adhesives, and as a solvent for vegetable oilseed and other non-petroleum oil extraction.● Used as a comonomer in polyolefins and as an intermediate in the production of oxo alcohols, hexyl mercaptans, organoaluminium compounds, and synthetic fatty acids.

CAS 592-41-6

C8 Octene

● Used primarily as a comonomer in the production of polyethylene via the solution polymerization process.● It is also used for film extrusion, blow moulding, rotomoulding and injection moulding for packaging food, frozen food, radiation heating pipes and cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

CAS 111-66-0

C10 Decene

● Used in the production of detergents, surfactants, and lubricants. ● It is also used as an intermediate in the production of epoxides, amines, oxo alcohols, synthetic lubricants, synthetic fatty acids and alkylated aromatics.

CAS 872-05-9

C12 Dodecene

Used in the production of oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, alpha olefin sulfonates, epoxides, tanning oils, synthetic fatty acids and biodegradable fluids.

CAS 112-41-4

C14 Tetradecene

Used in the production of amines and amine oxides, mercaptans, oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, drag reducing agents (DRA), synthetic lubricants, epoxides and synthetic fatty acids.

CAS 1120-36-1

C16 Hexadecene

Used in the production of amines and amine oxides, oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl succinic anhydrides, drilling fluids, epoxides and synthetic fatty acids.

CAS 629-73-2

C18 Octadecene

Used in the production of amines and amine oxides, oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl succinic anhydrides, drilling fluids, epoxides and synthetic fatty acids. 

CAS 112-88-9

C16-18

Used in the production of amines and amine oxides, oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl succinic anhydrides, drilling fluids, epoxides and synthetic fatty acids. 

CAS 67701-080

C20 - C24

●  Used in applications such as maleic anhydride copolymers, lube-oil additives, di-/polyhalides, and functional drilling fluids.●  Used in the production of oxo alcohols, alkylated aromatics, alpha olefin sulfonates, epoxides, tanning oils, synthetic fatty acids and biodegradable fluids.

CAS 93924-10-8

C30+

Used extensively as polyethylene comonomers, plasticizers, synthetic motor oils, lubricants, automotive additives, surfactants, paper sizing and in a wide range of specialty applications. 

CAS 131459-42-2