
Shell NEODENE®
Shell NEODENE® linear alpha and internal olefins are available in a range of single carbon numbers and blends. They are essential ingredients in many different products, from polyethylene to lubricants, from drilling muds to detergents and surfactants.

Our product range
Shell NEODENE® linear alpha and internal olefins (alkenes) are in the carbon range C4 to C26+. The products available include pure 1-butene, 1-hexene and 1-octene as well as a range of blends. They are manufactured from ethylene using the Shell Higher Olefins Process (SHOP).

Shell NEODENE® linear alpha and internal olefins can act as process chemicals or as functional fluids. Their key properties include:
Shell NEODENE® Alpha Olefins:
- High Alpha Olefin content
- High linearity (90-99%)
- Low branching content
- Low Internal Olefin and dienes content
- Low paraffin content
- High purity with very low levels of contaminants (water, oxygenates and S, N, P polar compounds)
Shell NEODENE® Internal Olefins:
- High Internal Olefin content
- High linearity (> 96%)
- Low Alpha Olefin content
- Low branching and dimer contents
- High purity with very low levels of contaminants (water, oxygenates, and S, N, P polar compounds)
How is Shell NEODENE® used?
Technical Datasheets
Linear Alpha Olefins
Product/Grade | Carbon Chains | Download |
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BUTENE* | 4 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 6-XHP | 6 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 8 | 8 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 10 | 10 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 12 | 12 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 14 | 14 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 16 | 16 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1214 | 12/14 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1416 | 14/16 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1618 | 16/18 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 141618 | 14/16/18 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 2022 | 20/22 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 2024 | 20/24 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE 26+ | 26+ | Datasheet (PDF) |
Internal Olefins
Product/Grade | Carbon Chains | Download |
---|---|---|
NEODENE* 103 IO | 10/13 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 8910 IO | 8/9/10 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 10 IO | 10 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1112 IO | 11/12 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 134 IO | 13/14 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1518 IO | 15/18 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1618 IO | 16/18 | Datasheet (PDF) |
NEODENE* 1540 IO | 15/40 | Datasheet (PDF) |
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