CPC C07C 2/32 (2013.01) [B01J 8/10 (2013.01); B01J 8/1809 (2013.01); B01J 8/1854 (2013.01); C12M 41/30 (2013.01); C12M 41/32 (2013.01); B01J 8/001 (2013.01); B01J 19/0006 (2013.01); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00548 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00663 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. An oligomerization reactor system comprising:
(A) a reactor configured to contact a catalyst system with ethylene, an organic reaction medium, and optional hydrogen under oligomerization conditions to produce an oligomer product;
(B) one or more reactor inlets configured to introduce the catalyst system, ethylene, and the organic reaction medium into the reactor;
(C) a reactor discharge line configured to withdraw an effluent stream containing the oligomer product from the reactor;
(D) an analytical system configured to determine an ethylene concentration in the reactor and/or in the reactor discharge line, the analytical system comprising an ultrasonic flow meter; and
(E) a controller configured to control an ethylene flow rate of the ethylene into the reactor, a catalyst system flow rate of the catalyst system into the reactor, a reaction temperature, a reaction pressure, or any combination thereof, based on the ethylene concentration determined by the analytical system.
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