Patent ID: 8608942

Claim:
A method for processing hydrocarbons, comprising: distilling a hydrocarbon to provide a distillate, a gas oil, and a residue, wherein the residue comprises asphaltenes and non-asphaltenes; mixing the residue with a solvent to provide a mixture; selectively separating the asphaltenes from the mixture to provide a deasphalted oil; hydroprocessing at least a portion of the deasphalted oil and at least a portion of the gas oil to provide a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon; cracking at least a portion of the distillate and at least a portion of the hydroprocessed hydrocarbon in a first reaction zone to provide a first cracked product comprising C 2 hydrocarbons, C 3 hydrocarbons, C 4 hydrocarbons, and naphtha; cracking at least a portion of a recycle hydrocarbon comprising C 4 hydrocarbons and light naphtha in a second reaction zone to provide a second cracked product comprising C 2 hydrocarbons and C 3 hydrocarbons, wherein the recycle hydrocarbon is recovered from the first cracked product; mixing the first cracked product and the second cracked product to provide a mixed product; and selectively separating the mixed product to provide the recycle hydrocarbon and one or more hydrocarbon products comprising at least one of ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane, fuel gas, mixed C 4 hydrocarbons, naphtha, and bunker oil.