FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon stream involving the following operations: providing hydrocarbon starting material (12); feeding the hydrocarbon starting material (12) into a hydrofining zone (14) to obtain an output stream (30) of the hydrofining zone; feeding the output stream (30) of the hydrofining zone into a separation zone (16) in order to separate one or more streams of hydrocarbons with a lower boiling point (34, 58, 62, 66) from a stream of liquid hydrocarbons with a higher boiling point (68); inlet of at least a portion of the stream of liquid hydrocarbons with a higher boiling point as material (68) for hydrotreatment without using a considerable amount of hydrocarbons coming from the hydrotreatment zone with an essentially continuous liquid phase; adding hydrogen (70) to the material (68) for hydrotreatment in an amount which is sufficient to maintain essentially liquid-phase conditions; feeding the material (68), mixed with hydrogen, for hydrotreatment into the hydrocracking zone (24) with an essentially continuous liquid phase; and carrying out a reaction for hydrocracking the material (68) for hydrotreatment in the hydrocracking zone (24) with an essentially continuous liquid phase with a hyrocracking catalyst in hydrocracking conditions to obtain an output stream (72) of the hydrocracking zone having a lower boiling point compared to the stream (68) of liquid hydrocarbons with a higher boiling point. The invention also relates to another method for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon stream.
EFFECT: improved characteristics of products, higher conversion.
16 cl, 5 dwg, 4 tbl, 1 ex
