This invention relates to a process for recovering a liquid product from a pyrolysis stream. The process comprises preheating a pyrolysis stream comprising a mixture of hydrocarbons; distilling the preheated pyrolysis stream in a distillation column to produce one or more streams including a top stream at the top of the distillation column; cooling the top stream withdrawn from the distillation column in a condenser; refluxing the stream that has exited the condenser in a reflux vessel; and withdrawing at least part of a liquid product from the bottom of the reflux vessel to recover a liquid naphtha or naphtha-like product. The invention also relates to various recovered liquid products produced from the process described herein. The invention also relates to an apparatus for recovering liquid products from a pyrolysis stream, comprising a preheater; a distillation column that does not contain a reboiler; a condenser; and a reflux vessel.

Systems and methods are disclosed for enhancing the processing of hydrocarbons in a FCC unit by introduction of fluidized plastic at one or more locations of the FCC unit. In an embodiment, the method may include passing a coked FCC catalyst from a cyclone of the FCC unit to a regenerator. The method may include introducing at least oxygen and a fluidized plastic into the regenerator. The method may include combusting a combination of the fluidized plastic and a coke from the coked FCC catalyst in the regenerator, thereby to oxidize via the oxygen and produce a regenerated FCC catalyst and a flue gas. The method may include supplying the regenerated FCC catalyst from the regenerator to a riser of the FCC unit to crack the gas oil supplied to the riser of the FCC unit.

The invention provides an improved system for separation technology intended to reduce unwanted catalyst/thermal reactions by minimizing contact of the hydrocarbons and the catalyst within the reactor.

The invention provides an improved system for separation technology intended to reduce unwanted catalyst/thermal reactions by minimizing contact of the hydrocarbons and the catalyst within the reactor.

A method of preparing a cracking catalyst includes converting one or more clay mineral compositions to metakaolin; synthesizing an intermediate ZSM-5 zeolite from the metakaolin, a silica source, and ZSM-5 zeolite seeds; and forming a cracking catalyst comprising a hierarchical mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite through disintegration and recrystallization of the intermediate ZSM-5 zeolite. A cracking catalyst for steam enhanced catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons includes a hierarchical mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite impregnated with manganese, zirconium, or manganese and zirconium, where the cracking catalyst has a mesopore volume of at least 0.30 cubic centimeters per gram (cm.sup.3/g). A process for upgrading crude oil through steam enhanced catalytic cracking includes contacting the crude oil with steam in the presence of a cracking catalyst, where the cracking catalyst comprises a hierarchical mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite impregnated with manganese, zirconium, or both manganese and zirconium.

A process for converting a hydrocarbon feed includes contacting a hydrocarbon feed with steam in the presence of a cracking catalyst under steam enhanced catalytic cracking conditions. The contacting the hydrocarbon feed with the steam in the presence of the cracking catalyst causes at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feed to undergo steam catalytic cracking reactions to produce a cracked effluent comprising C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefins, C.sub.6 to C.sub.10 aromatic compounds, or both. The cracking catalyst is a nanoparticle. The nanoparticle has a core and a shell. The core includes at least one zeolite particle, where the at least one zeolite particle includes ZSM-5 zeolites, Beta zeolites, Y-zeolites, or combinations of these zeolites. The shell is mesoporous and incudes silica (SiO.sub.2), alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3), or silica and alumina.

A process for converting a hydrocarbon feed includes contacting a hydrocarbon feed with steam in the presence of a cracking catalyst under steam enhanced catalytic cracking conditions. The contacting the hydrocarbon feed with the steam in the presence of the cracking catalyst causes at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feed to undergo steam catalytic cracking reactions to produce a cracked effluent comprising C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefins, C.sub.6 to C.sub.10 aromatic compounds, or both. The cracking catalyst is a nanoparticle. The nanoparticle has a core and a shell. The core includes at least one zeolite particle, where the at least one zeolite particle includes ZSM-5 zeolites, Beta zeolites, Y-zeolites, or combinations of these zeolites. The shell is mesoporous and incudes silica (SiO.sub.2), alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3), or silica and alumina.

The present invention relates to a method for producing renewable C3 hydrocarbons D and renewable aromatic hydrocarbons E from a renewable feedstock A, in particular to methods comprising hydrodeoxygenation (20) and catalytic cracking (40) steps wherein the catalytic cracking is catalysed by a catalyst comprising a zeolite and a support, wherein the zeolite is a 12-membered ring zeolite with a pore size below 0.7 nm.

The present invention relates to a method for producing renewable C3 hydrocarbons D and renewable aromatic hydrocarbons E from a renewable feedstock A, in particular to methods comprising hydrodeoxygenation (20) and catalytic cracking (40) steps wherein the catalytic cracking is catalysed by a catalyst comprising a zeolite and a support, wherein the zeolite is a 12-membered ring zeolite with a pore size below 0.7 nm.

Process for the fluidized-bed catalytic cracking of a weakly coking feedstock having a Conradson carbon residue equal to or less than 0.1% by weight and a hydrogen content equal to or greater than 12.7% by weight, comprising at least a step of cracking the feedstock, a step of separating/stripping the effluents from the coked catalyst particles and a step of regenerating said particles, the process being characterized in that at least one coking, carbonaceous and/or hydrocarbonaceous effluent having a content of aromatic compounds of greater than 50% by weight, comprising more than 20% by weight of polyaromatic compounds, is recycled to homogeneously distributed and weakly coked catalyst, before regeneration, in order to adjust the delta coke of the process.