摘要 |
Moving bed hydrocarbon conversion processes are provided for contacting a catalyst moving downward through a reaction zone with a hydrocarbon feed, withdrawing the catalyst from the reaction zone and conveying the catalyst to a regeneration zone wherein the catalyst moves downward. The catalyst is withdrawn from the regeneration zone and passed downward to an upper zone of a particle transfer apparatus wherein the transfer of catalyst from the upper zone through a middle zone to a lower zone is regulated by varying the pressure of the middle zone, the flow rate of gas passing through an upper valveless conduit, and a valve in a lower valved conduit. The catalyst from the lower zone of the particle transfer apparatus is conveyed to the reactions zone.
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