A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I.sub.F) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I.sub.F is defined as:

[00001]$I_F=\frac{F\left[\mathrm{CO}\right]}{V},$

wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft.sup.3.

A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I.sub.F) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I.sub.F is defined as:

[00001]$I_F=\frac{F\left[\mathrm{CO}\right]}{V},$

wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft.sup.3.

A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I.sub.F) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I.sub.F is defined as: $I_F=\frac{F\left[\mathrm{CO}\right]}{V},$
wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft.sup.3.

A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I.sub.F) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I.sub.F is defined as: $I_F=\frac{F\left[\mathrm{CO}\right]}{V},$
wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft.sup.3.

A two catalyst system is described having separate catalyst beds for the selective conversion of acetylene to ethylene which reduces the concentration of acetylene, dienes, O2, and NOx is disclosed. An ethylene containing gas stream, such as an off-gas stream from a refinery catalytic cracking unit used in the production of fuels and gas oils, is treated by first contacting the gas stream with a silver catalyst supported on a metal oxide and subsequently contacting the gas stream with a ruthenium catalyst supported on metal oxide. The two catalysts are contained within contiguous continuous reactors or reactor compartments.

A two catalyst system is described having separate catalyst beds for the selective conversion of acetylene to ethylene which reduces the concentration of acetylene, dienes, O2, and NOx is disclosed. An ethylene containing gas stream, such as an off-gas stream from a refinery catalytic cracking unit used in the production of fuels and gas oils, is treated by first contacting the gas stream with a silver catalyst supported on a metal oxide and subsequently contacting the gas stream with a ruthenium catalyst supported on metal oxide. The two catalysts are contained within contiguous continuous reactors or reactor compartments.

A method for producing one or more hydrocarbons, includes subjecting a first feed stream to a steam cracking to obtain a first product stream and subjecting a second feed stream containing ethane to an oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a second product stream At least a portion of the first product stream is subjected to a treatment to obtain hydrocarbon fractions. The treatment includes a selective hydrogenation of hydrocarbons having two carbon atoms and a demethanization. At least a portion of the second product stream is subjected to a trace removal, which comprises the removal of oxygen and/or acetylene, to obtain an subsequent stream. At least a portion of the subsequent stream is fed to the treatment at a position downstream of the selective hydrogenation and upstream of the demethanization. A portion of the subsequent stream is subjected to a carbon dioxide removal upstream of the feed point into the treatment.

A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I.sub.F) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I.sub.F is defined as:

[00001]$I_F=\frac{F\left[\mathrm{CO}\right]}{V},$

wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft.sup.3.

Oxidative dehydrogenation of paraffins to olefins provides a lower energy route to produce olefins. Oxidative dehydrogenation processes may be integrated with a number of processes in a chemical plant such as polymerization processes, manufacture of glycols, and carboxylic acids and esters. Additionally, oxidative dehydrogenation processes can be integrated with the back end separation process of a conventional steam cracker to increase capacity at reduced cost.

A method for producing hydrocarbons includes subjecting a first feed stream to steam cracking to obtain a first product stream, and subjecting an ethane-containing second feed stream to oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a second product stream. A portion of the first product stream is subjected to a deethanization or a depropanization separately from the second product to obtain a lighter fraction and a heavier fraction. A demethanization feed stream is formed by combining at least a portion of the lighter fraction and at least a portion of the second product stream and is subjected at least in part to demethanization. Partial oxygen removal is carried out during the formation of the demethanization feed stream. The oxygen removal is carried out downstream of the combining step.