Abstract: Systems and processes for producing olefins and aromatics. A process can include contacting a first hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst and a hydrogen source under conditions sufficient to produce a used catalyst and an intermediate stream containing olefins and aromatics, and contacting the used catalyst with the intermediate stream and a coke precursor feed to produce a spent coked catalyst and a products stream comprising additional olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes thermal hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residues, in a thermal hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes aqua-processing hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residue, in an aqua-processing hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes thermal hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residues, in a thermal hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes aqua-processing hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residue, in an aqua-processing hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: A process for producing benzene and xylenes comprising introducing hydrocarbon liquid stream to hydroprocessor to yield first gas stream and hydrocarbon product (C5+); optionally introducing hydrocarbon product to first aromatics separating unit to produce saturated hydrocarbons (C5+) and first aromatics stream (C6+); feeding hydrocarbon product and/or saturated hydrocarbons to reformer to produce reformer product, second gas stream, and hydrogen stream; introducing reformer product to second aromatics separating unit to produce a non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream comprising C6+ aromatics; recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reformer; introducing first aromatics stream and/or second aromatics stream to third aromatics separating unit to produce first C6 aromatics (benzene), C7 aromatics (toluene), C8 aromatics (xylenesðylbenzene), C9 aromatics, C10 aromatics, and C11+ aromatics; introducing C7 aromatics, C9 aromatics, C10 aromatics, or combinations thereof to disproportiona

Abstract: A process for producing olefins and aromatics comprising converting plastics to a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase in a pyrolysis unit; separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream comprising the gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid stream comprising the liquid phase; feeding the hydrocarbon gas stream to a gas steam cracker to produce a gas steam cracker product comprising olefins, wherein an olefins amount in the gas steam cracker product is greater than in the hydrocarbon gas stream; separating the hydrocarbon liquid stream into a first fraction (b.p.<300° C.) and a second fraction (b.p>300° C.); feeding the first fraction to a liquid steam cracker to produce a liquid steam cracker product comprising olefins and aromatics, wherein an olefins amount in the liquid steam cracker product is greater than in the first fraction; and recycling the second fraction to the pyrolysis unit.

Abstract: A process for hydrodealkylating a hydrocarbon stream comprising (a) contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a hydroprocessing catalyst in a hydroprocessing reactor in the presence of hydrogen to yield a hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon stream contains C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons; and (b) recovering a treated hydrocarbon stream from the hydrocarbon product, wherein the treated hydrocarbon stream comprises C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein an amount of C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons in the treated hydrocarbon stream is less than an amount of C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon stream due to hydrodealkylating of at least a portion of C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon stream during the step (a) of contacting.

Abstract: A process for producing olefins and aromatics comprising converting plastics to a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase in a pyrolysis unit; separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream comprising the gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid stream comprising the liquid phase; feeding the hydrocarbon gas stream to a gas steam cracker to produce a gas steam cracker product comprising olefins, wherein an olefins amount in the gas steam cracker product is greater than in the hydrocarbon gas stream; separating the hydrocarbon liquid stream into a first fraction (b.p.<300° C.) and a second fraction (b.p>300° C.); feeding the first fraction to a liquid steam cracker to produce a liquid steam cracker product comprising olefins and aromatics, wherein an olefins amount in the liquid steam cracker product is greater than in the first fraction; and recycling the second fraction to the pyrolysis unit.

Abstract: A process for producing cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; feeding hydrocarbon product to reforming unit to produce reforming product, second gas stream, and hydrogen; separating reforming product into non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream (C6+ aromatics); recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reforming unit; separating second aromatics stream into benzene, C7, C8, C9, C10, and C11+ aromatics; contacting C7, C9, and/or C10 aromatics with a disproportionation&transalkylation catalyst/H2 to yield benzene&xylenes; conveying C11+ aromatics to hydroprocessor; introducing pyrolysis gas, first and/or second gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas (H2 and C1-4 saturated hydrocarbons); introducing first C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second p

Abstract: A process for producing propylene and cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas in pyrolyzer; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; introducing hydrocarbon product to second separator to produce first C6 aromatics and refined product; feeding refined product to steam cracker to produce steam cracker product; introducing steam cracker product to third separator to produce second C6 aromatics, third propylene stream, second C2&C4 unsaturated stream, C1-4 saturated gas, and balance hydrocarbons product; introducing pyrolysis gas and/or first gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas stream; feeding first and/or second C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; feeding first and/or second C6 aromatics, and first, second, and/or third propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene; and convey

Abstract: A process for dechlorination of a hydrocarbon stream and/or a hydrocarbon stream precursor comprising introducing the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, a first zeolitic catalyst, and a stripping gas to a devolatilization extruder (DE) to produce an extruder effluent, wherein the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of equal to or greater than about 10 ppm chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, and wherein the extruder effluent comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than the chloride amount in the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor.

Abstract: A process for processing mixed plastics comprising simultaneous pyrolysis and dechlorination of the mixed plastics, the process comprising contacting the mixed plastics with a zeolitic catalyst in a pyrolysis unit to produce a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase; and separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream and a hydrocarbon liquid stream, wherein the hydrocarbon gas stream comprises at least a portion of the gas phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises at least a portion of the liquid phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than about 100 ppmw chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon liquid stream, and wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream is characterized by a viscosity of less than about 400 cP at a temperature of 300° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing olefins and aromatic compounds from a hydrogen lean carbon containing feed, the method comprising hydropyrolyzing the hydrogen lean carbon containing feed in the presence of a hydrogen donor feed under reaction conditions sufficient to produce a product comprising olefins and aromatic compounds or a hydrocarbonaceous stream, wherein the hydrocarbonaceous stream is further processed into olefins and aromatic compounds, wherein the olefins and aromatic compounds from (i) or the hydrocarbonaceous stream from (ii) are each obtained by hydrogenation of the hydrogen lean carbon containing feed with the hydrogen donor feed and cracking of carbonaceous compounds comprised in the hydrogenated feed, and wherein the hydrogen donor feed comprises a compound that donates hydrogen to carbonaceous compounds in the hydrogen lean feed.

Abstract: A process for producing benzene and xylenes comprising introducing hydrocarbon liquid stream to hydroprocessor to yield first gas stream and hydrocarbon product (C5+); optionally introducing hydrocarbon product to first aromatics separating unit to produce saturated hydrocarbons (C5+) and first aromatics stream (C6+); feeding hydrocarbon product and/or saturated hydrocarbons to reformer to produce reformer product, second gas stream, and hydrogen stream; introducing reformer product to second aromatics separating unit to produce a non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream comprising C6+ aromatics; recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reformer; introducing first aromatics stream and/or second aromatics stream to third aromatics separating unit to produce first C6 aromatics (benzene), C7 aromatics (toluene), C8 aromatics (xylenesðylbenzene), C9

Abstract: A process for producing propylene and cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas in pyrolyzer; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; introducing hydrocarbon product to second separator to produce first C6 aromatics and refined product; feeding refined product to steam cracker to produce steam cracker product; introducing steam cracker product to third separator to produce second C6 aromatics, third propylene stream, second C2&C4 unsaturated stream, C1-4 saturated gas, and balance hydrocarbons product; introducing pyrolysis gas and/or first gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas stream; feeding first and/or second C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; feeding first and/or second C6 aromatics, and first, second, and/or third propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene; and convey

Abstract: A process for processing plastic waste comprising converting plastic waste to hydrocarbon liquid and a first C1-4 gas; contacting hydrocarbon liquid with a first hydroprocessing catalyst in hydroprocessing unit to yield a second C1-4 gas and a first hydrocarbon product comprising C5+ liquid hydrocarbons; introducing the first hydrocarbon product to a first separating unit to produce treated hydrocarbon stream comprising C5-8 hydrocarbons and a first heavies stream comprising C9+ hydrocarbons; contacting the first heavies stream with a second hydroprocessing catalyst in hydrodealkylating unit to yield a second hydrocarbon product comprising C5+ liquid hydrocarbons and a third C1-4 gas; conveying the second hydrocarbon product to the first separating unit; feeding treated hydrocarbon stream to steam cracker to produce steam cracker product; separating steam cracker product into olefin gas, saturated hydrocarbons gas, aromatics, and a second heavies stream; and conveying the second heavies stream to hydroprocess

Abstract: A process for producing cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; feeding hydrocarbon product to reforming unit to produce reforming product, second gas stream, and hydrogen; separating reforming product into non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream (C6+ aromatics); recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reforming unit; separating second aromatics stream into benzene, C7, C8, C9, C10, and C11+ aromatics; contacting C7, C9, and/or C10 aromatics with a disproportionation&transalkylation catalyst/H2 to yield benzene&xylenes; conveying C11+ aromatics to hydroprocessor; introducing pyrolysis gas, first and/or second gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas (H2 and C1-4 saturated hydrocarbons); introducing first C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second p

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of reduction of chlorine in pyrolysis products derived from a mixed plastics stream. Methods may comprise: (a) causing pyrolysis of a plastic feedstock to produce a first stream of C1-C4 gaseous hydrocarbons and light gas olefins and a second stream comprising the remaining pyrolysis components. The second stream and hydrogen gas may be fed into a hydrocracker to produce a third stream of gaseous C1-C4 hydrocarbon gases and a fourth stream comprising the remaining hydrocracker components. The fourth stream may be fed to either (i) a steam cracker to produce a fifth stream comprising C1-C4 gaseous hydrocarbons and light gas olefins, a sixth stream comprising C6-C8 hydrocarbons and a seventh stream comprising hydrocarbons heavier than C8; or (ii) a fluidized catalytic cracker to produce an eighth stream comprising C1-C4 gases and light gas olefins and a ninth stream comprising hydrocarbons that are C5 or greater.

Abstract: A process for processing mixed plastics comprising simultaneous pyrolysis and dechlorination of the mixed plastics, the process comprising contacting the mixed plastics with a zeolitic catalyst in a pyrolysis unit to produce a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase; and separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream and a hydrocarbon liquid stream, wherein the hydrocarbon gas stream comprises at least a portion of the gas phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises at least a portion of the liquid phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than about 100 ppmw chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon liquid stream, and wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream is characterized by a viscosity of less than about 400 cP at a temperature of 300° C.