Patent ID: 8784760

Claim:
An integrated process for capturing CO 2 emitted by at least a portion of the flue gas coming from the regeneration zone of a catalytic cracking unit (FCC) treating a vacuum distillate or atmospheric residue hydrocarbon cut with a Conradson carbon residue (CCR) in the range 6 to 10, under high severity conditions with a C/O ratio of 5 to 10, and with a riser outlet temperature of 520° C. to 570° C., said process comprising treating said flue gas with amine in an amine treatment unit, wherein the amine is MEA (monoethanolamine), DEA (diethanolamine), or MDEA (dimethylethanolamine), wherein the catalytic cracking unit is equipped with an external exchanger employing a hot fluid, and wherein the hot fluid comprises a portion of the catalyst removed from the regeneration zone, and wherein the heat for the amine treatment unit is supplied integrally by the catalytic cracking unit by steam generated by said external exchanger.