🔬 Deep Dive: SIBUR's HEXSIB Technology for On-Purpose 1-Hexene Production

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SIBUR HEXSIB
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Kokel, Nicolas
12/8/2025 12:44 PM



HEXIB Block Flow Diagram, A.I. generated in Mermaid code: https://portfolio-pplus.com/Communicator/Details/4616

We have just completed a comprehensive technology assessment of SIBUR's innovative HEXSIB process - a game-changing approach to producing polymer-grade 1-hexene from ethylene.

THE ASSESSMENT COVERS:

📋 Patent analysis (US8921251B2, US10508065B2, US11291982B2, US11912658B2)
📋 Catalyst composition and preparation
📋 Process flow diagram and unit operations
📋 Operating conditions and performance metrics
📋 Equipment list and plant configuration
📋 Techno-economic positioning vs. alternatives

This is Russia's first domestic 1-hexene production technology and represents a significant advancement in selective ethylene oligomerization.

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