In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for converting diesel to products comprising light olefins, benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX), fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, pyrolysis gasoline, and pyrolysis fuel oil includes: introducing a diesel feedstream to a diesel hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized diesel stream; introducing the desulfurized diesel stream to a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit to produce the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, a light gas stream, and a cycle oils stream; introducing the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha to an aromatic recovery complex to produce the BTX and an aromatic bottoms stream; and introducing a paraffinic fraction of the light gas stream to a steam cracking unit to produce a light olefins stream, the pyrolysis gasoline, and the pyrolysis fuel oil.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for converting diesel to products comprising light olefins, benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX), fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, pyrolysis gasoline, and pyrolysis fuel oil includes: introducing a diesel feedstream to a diesel hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized diesel stream; introducing the desulfurized diesel stream to a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit to produce the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, a light gas stream, and a cycle oils stream; introducing the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha to an aromatic recovery complex to produce the BTX and an aromatic bottoms stream; and introducing a paraffinic fraction of the light gas stream to a steam cracking unit to produce a light olefins stream, the pyrolysis gasoline, and the pyrolysis fuel oil.

Process and plant for producing hydrocarbon products from a feedstock originating from a renewable source, where a hydrogen-rich stream and on off-gas stream comprising hydrocarbons is formed. A portion of the hydrogen-rich stream is used as a recycle gas stream in a hydroprocessing stage for the production of said hydrocarbon products, and another portion may be used for hydrogen production, while the off-gas stream is treated to remove its H.sub.2S content and used as a recycle gas stream in the hydrogen producing unit, from which the hydrogen produced i.e. make-up hydrogen, is used in the hydroprocessing stage. The invention enables minimizing natural gas consumption in the hydrogen producing unit as well as steam reformer size.

Process and plant for producing hydrocarbon products from a feedstock originating from a renewable source, where a hydrogen-rich stream and on off-gas stream comprising hydrocarbons is formed. A portion of the hydrogen-rich stream is used as a recycle gas stream in a hydroprocessing stage for the production of said hydrocarbon products, and another portion may be used for hydrogen production, while the off-gas stream is treated to remove its H.sub.2S content and used as a recycle gas stream in the hydrogen producing unit, from which the hydrogen produced i.e. make-up hydrogen, is used in the hydroprocessing stage. The invention enables minimizing natural gas consumption in the hydrogen producing unit as well as steam reformer size.

The present disclosure provides a method of treating waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method includes a first step of washing waste plastic pyrolysis oil with water and then removing moisture; a second step of mixing the waste plastic pyrolysis oil from which the moisture is removed and a sulfur source to prepare a mixed oil; a third step of hydrotreating the mixed oil with hydrogen gas in the presence of a hydrotreating catalyst; a fourth step of separating the hydrotreated mixed oil into a liquid stream and a gas stream to obtain liquid pyrolysis oil; and a fifth step of recovering hydrogen gas from the separated gas stream and recycling the recovered hydrogen gas to the third step.

The present disclosure provides a method of treating waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method includes a first step of washing waste plastic pyrolysis oil with water and then removing moisture; a second step of mixing the waste plastic pyrolysis oil from which the moisture is removed and a sulfur source to prepare a mixed oil; a third step of hydrotreating the mixed oil with hydrogen gas in the presence of a hydrotreating catalyst; a fourth step of separating the hydrotreated mixed oil into a liquid stream and a gas stream to obtain liquid pyrolysis oil; and a fifth step of recovering hydrogen gas from the separated gas stream and recycling the recovered hydrogen gas to the third step.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a process for the upgrading of petroleum products comprising subjecting a diesel feed to a hydrocracking process, thereby producing a hydrocrackate fraction; subjecting the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming process, thereby producing a reformate; and recovering aromatics from the reformate. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of producing aromatics may comprise introducing a diesel feed to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocrackate fraction, passing the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming unit to produce a reformate, and passing the reformate to an aromatic recovery complex to produce an aromatic fraction. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for the upgrading of petroleum products may comprise a hydrocracker, a catalytic reformer, and an aromatic recovery complex. The hydrocracker may be in fluid communication with the catalytic reformer, the catalytic reformer may be in fluid communication with an aromatic recovery complex, and the hydrocracker may be structurally configured to receive a diesel feed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a process for the upgrading of petroleum products comprising subjecting a diesel feed to a hydrocracking process, thereby producing a hydrocrackate fraction; subjecting the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming process, thereby producing a reformate; and recovering aromatics from the reformate. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of producing aromatics may comprise introducing a diesel feed to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocrackate fraction, passing the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming unit to produce a reformate, and passing the reformate to an aromatic recovery complex to produce an aromatic fraction. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for the upgrading of petroleum products may comprise a hydrocracker, a catalytic reformer, and an aromatic recovery complex. The hydrocracker may be in fluid communication with the catalytic reformer, the catalytic reformer may be in fluid communication with an aromatic recovery complex, and the hydrocracker may be structurally configured to receive a diesel feed.

A process for preparing hydrocarbons from an oxygenated hydrocarbon feedstock, such as animal fat, having a high nitrogen impurity is described. The process involves hydrotreatment of the oxygenated feedstock in a first hydrotreating reactor and a further hydrotreatment in a second hydrotreating reactor, where between the two reactors, the gaseous phase is removed. The specific process setup effectively removes nitrogen impurities from the resultant hydrocarbon product causing an improved cloud point after isomerisation.

For the shipping industry, these fuels provide solutions to long outstanding technical problems that heretofore hindered supply of low sulfur marine fuels in quantities needed to meet worldwide sulfur reduction goals. Marine shipping use of high sulfur bunker oils is reported as largest source of worldwide transportation SOx emissions. When ships on the open seas burn cheap low grade heavy bunker oils high in sulfur, nitrogen and metals, the SOx, NOx, and metal oxides go to the environment. This invention converts essentially all of each barrel of crude feed to a single ultraclean fuel versus conventional refining where crude feed is cut into many pieces, and each piece is sent down a separate market path meeting various different product specifications. When in port, ships can use these fuels to generate and sell electricity to land based electrical grids to offset fuel cost in an environment-friendly manner.