| CPC C10G 65/043 (2013.01) [B01J 29/7453 (2013.01); B01J 29/7492 (2013.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); C09K 5/10 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 10/6567 (2015.04); C10G 2300/302 (2013.01); C10G 2300/304 (2013.01); C10G 2300/70 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
contacting at least one linear olefin with hydrogen in the presence of a dual-function supported catalyst comprising a solid acid component and a hydrogenation component, wherein the at least one linear olefin comprises hexadecene and wherein the solid acid component of the dual-function supported catalyst comprises ZSM-48, the contacting taking place under at a temperature ranging from about 280° C. to about 300° C. at a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) ranging from about 2 h−1 to about 3 h−1 to catalytically isomerize the at least one linear olefin into an intermediate product comprising one or more branched olefins; and
hydrogenating the one or more branched olefins to form an isoparaffin product comprising one or more methylparaffins, wherein the one or more methylparaffins have a branching index ranging from about 1 to about 3, and at least a majority of the one or more methylparaffins have one branch.
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