Patent ID: 9334451
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: C10G

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing reduced aromatic hydrocarbon products comprising: a. hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feedstock in a hydrocracking zone; b. passing a hydrocracked effluent from the hydrocracking zone to a fractionator and recovering a light fraction, a middle fraction containing aromatic compounds and a heavy fraction from the fractionator, wherein the middle fraction includes hydrocarbons having nominal boiling points in the range of 180-370° C.; c. recycling the heavy fraction to the hydrocracking zone for further hydrocracking; d. passing the middle fraction to an aromatic separation zone; e. recovering a product stream from the aromatic separation zone comprising a middle fraction having a reduced content of aromatic compounds compared to the middle fraction recovered from the fractionator; and f. recycling aromatics from the aromatic separation zone to the hydrocracking zone for further hydrogenation and cracking.