Abstract: Apparatus for catalytic cracking of a selected portion of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a riser reactor and a catalyst regenerator, a regenerated catalyst cooler, and an absorber. Regenerated catalyst from the catalyst regenerator is conducted through the catalyst cooler into the absorber where it adsorbs hydrocarbon cracking feedstock and then returned to the riser reactor. A duct carries part of the hot regenerated catalyst from the catalyst regenerator directly to the riser reactor to supply heat for cracking the hydrocarbon feedstock.

Abstract: An improved method for fluidized catalytic cracking of a selected portion of a paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstock in which a paraffinic chargestock for a fluid catalytic cracking unit is processed for the separation of at least a part of its paraffinic components from non-paraffins by means of a zeolite composition which acts both as a molecular sieve and a cracking catalyst. The paraffins-containing fraction adsorbed on the molecular sieve is subjected to catalytic cracking in a riser-type fluid catalytic cracking reaction zone at a temperature in the range of 650.degree. to 700.degree. C. under subatmospheric pressure conditions for the production of light olefins.

Abstract: A process for conversion of paraffinic base petroleum cracking stocks to high octane motor fuels and petrochemical feedstocks in which paraffinic components are separated from the cracking stock to yield a deparaffined fraction which is hydrotreated and catalytically cracked and a paraffin fraction which is separately catalytically cracked whereby improved yields of normally gaseous olefins and normally liquid products including high octane motor fuel components are obtained.