The present disclosure relates to conversion of hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon feed is hydroprocessed wherein it is hydrocracked in the presence of a catalyst to obtain different hydrocarbon products, which can be suitably processed further to obtain valuable hydrocarbon products.

The present disclosure relates to conversion of hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon feed is hydroprocessed wherein it is hydrocracked in the presence of a catalyst to obtain different hydrocarbon products, which can be suitably processed further to obtain valuable hydrocarbon products.

Processes for co-processing a naphtha stream with a light cycle oil stream are disclosed. The processes include hydrocracking the light cycle oil stream under hydrocracking conditions to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream. A naphtha stream is hydrotreated under hydrotreating conditions to provide a hydrotreated effluent stream. The hydrocracked effluent stream and the hydrotreated effluent stream may be passed to a stripping column to recover a stripping bottom stream. The stripping bottom stream may be passed to a main fractionation column to recover an intermediate naphtha stream.

Processes for co-processing a naphtha stream with a light cycle oil stream are disclosed. The processes include hydrocracking the light cycle oil stream under hydrocracking conditions to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream. A naphtha stream is hydrotreated under hydrotreating conditions to provide a hydrotreated effluent stream. The hydrocracked effluent stream and the hydrotreated effluent stream may be passed to a stripping column to recover a stripping bottom stream. The stripping bottom stream may be passed to a main fractionation column to recover an intermediate naphtha stream.

An integrated process for maximizing recovery of aromatics is provided. The process comprises passing at least a portion of a xylene column bottoms stream to a heavy aromatics column to provide a heavy aromatics column bottoms stream comprising C.sub.9+ aromatics and a heavy aromatics column overhead stream. The heavy aromatics column bottoms stream is passed to a second stage hydrocracking reactor of a two-stage hydrocracking reactor. In the second stage hydrocracking reactor, the heavy aromatics column bottoms stream is hydrocracked in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst and hydrogen to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream.

A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a light fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a fluid catalytic cracking unit configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple products.

A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a light fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a fluid catalytic cracking unit configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple products.

The present invention relates to a Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. according to ASTM D445 in the range of from 15 to 35 mm.sup.2/s, an average number of carbon atoms per molecule Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil according to .sup.13C-NMR in a range of from 25 to 50.

The present invention relates to a Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. according to ASTM D445 in the range of from 15 to 35 mm.sup.2/s, an average number of carbon atoms per molecule Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil according to .sup.13C-NMR in a range of from 25 to 50.

Processes and systems for converting high sulfur fuel oils to petrochemicals including hydrocracking the high sulfur fuel oil in a fuel oil hydrocracker to form a cracked fuel oil effluent, which may be separated into a light fraction and a heavy fraction. The heavy fraction may be gasified to produce a syngas, and the syngas or hydrogen recovered from the syngas may be fed to the fuel oil hydrocracker. The light fraction may be hydrocracked in a distillate hydrocracker to form a cracked effluent, which may be separated into a hydrogen fraction, a light hydrocarbon fraction, a light naphtha fraction, and a heavy naphtha fraction. The heavy naphtha fraction may be reformed to produce hydrogen and at least one of benzene, toluene, and xylenes. The light hydrocarbon fraction and/or the light naphtha fraction may be steam cracked to produce at least one of ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, and xylenes.