Abstract: A process and apparatus for indirect heating of catalyst in the regeneration zone is disclosed. A hot flue gas flows within a heating tube and the catalyst to be heated flows outside the heating tube. The hot flue gas is generated by igniting a fuel stream. The hot flue gas is generated directly in the heating tube or is generated in a separate burner outside the heating tube.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for indirect heating of catalyst in the regeneration zone is disclosed. A hot flue gas flows within a heating tube and the catalyst to be heated flows outside the heating tube. The hot flue gas is generated by igniting a fuel stream. The hot flue gas is generated directly in the heating tube or is generated in a separate burner outside the heating tube.

Abstract: Improved processing of an oxygenate-containing feedstock involving increased or enhanced removal or recovery of carbonyls, particularly, acetaldehyde via either or both application of a more stringent stripping regime or addition of a sulfite-containing material.

Abstract: Improved processing for the production of light olefins via oxygenate conversion processing is provided. Synthesis gas conversion such as to produce an effluent including at least methanol can be integrated with oxygenate conversion processing such as to produce an oxygenate conversion reactor effluent including at least light olefins and dimethyl ether. At least a portion of the oxygenate conversion reactor effluent can be contacted with such produced methanol to effect recovery of dimethyl ether from the oxygenate conversion reactor effluent.

Abstract: Improved processing of spent catalyst from an oxygenate-containing feedstock to olefins conversion process is realized through the employment of a barrier filter to treat a catalyst particle-containing flue gas resulting from a catalyst regenerator. The barrier filter serves to separate the catalyst particles from the flue gas. Catalyst material so recovered can, with or without classifying, subsequently be appropriately recycled and further used.

Abstract: A method of converting oxygenate-containing feedstock to light olefins comprises charging a reactor with catalyst, feeding the feedstock into the reactor, contacting the feedstock with the catalyst and converting the feedstock to olefins while depositing byproducts on catalyst resulting in spent catalyst, regenerating the spent catalyst by combustion gases, and stripping the regenerated catalyst of gases entrained in the regenerating step. The stripping step is accomplished using nitrogen gas to strip the entrained gases from the regenerate catalyst. In one embodiment, regenerated catalyst is passed through a regenerated catalyst stripper before it is returned to the reactor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for removing catalyst fines from a reactor effluent stream withdrawn from an oxygenate conversion reactor. This process comprises exposing a hydrocarbon stream to a catalyst within an oxygenate conversion reactor to produce a reactor effluent stream, wherein said reactor effluent stream contains catalyst fines, passing the reactor effluent stream to a filtration means, wherein said filtration means removes said catalyst fines from said reactor effluent stream, then sending said catalyst fines to a collector and then sending said catalyst fines from said collector to said oxygenate conversion reactor or discarding said catalyst fines.

Abstract: An alkylation process in which a recycle stream is cooled by heat exchange with the alkylation reactor effluent is disclosed.