Molecular weight distribution from hexane cracking

The distribution of the products obtained from this reaction depends upon the reaction temperature (Fig. 5.2-2) and differs from other polyethylene recycling reactions in that aromatics and alkenes are not formed in significant concentrations. Another significant difference is that this ionic liquid reaction occurs at temperatures as low as 90 °C, whereas conventional catalytic reactions require much higher temperatures, typically 300-1000 °C [90j. A patent filed under the Secretary of State for Defence (UK) has reported a similar cracking reaction for lower molecular weight hydrocarbons in chloroaluminate(iii) ionic liquids [91]. An example is the cracking of hexane to products like propene and isobutene (Scheme 5.2-40). The reaction was... 

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