Patent ID: 8808535

Claim:
A method for processing a hydrocarbon, comprising: combining a hydrocarbon comprising a de-asphalted oil with a recycled hydrocarbon product to produce a combined hydrocarbon, wherein the de-asphalted oil has a 50 vol % distillation temperature of about 625° C. to about 750° C.; contacting the combined hydrocarbon with a catalyst, wherein the hydrocarbon and the recycled hydrocarbon are combined prior to contacting the catalyst; cracking the combined hydrocarbon consisting essentially of the hydrocarbon and the recycled hydrocarbon in the presence of the catalyst to produce a cracked hydrocarbon product and a coked catalyst; recovering the cracked hydrocarbon product from the coked catalyst to produce a recovered hydrocarbon product consisting essentially of the cracked hydrocarbon product; fractionating the recovered hydrocarbon product to produce a cycle oil product, a light naphtha product, and a heavy naphtha product, wherein the heavy naphtha product comprises C 7 -C 12 hydrocarbons and wherein the heavy naphtha product has a final boiling point of about 195° C. to about 220° C., a 10 vol % distillation temperature of about 60° C. to about 90° C., and a 50 vol % distillation temperature of about 105° C. to about 130° C.; and recycling the heavy naphtha product to provide the recycled hydrocarbon product.