Catalytic cracking with reduced emission of noxious gases

Claim 2

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby froming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, antimony, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 3

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the feedstock has a sulfur content in the range from about 0.5 to 5 weight percent.

Claim 4

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said promoter consists essentially of at least one metallic element which is selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, and rhenium in free or combined form.

Claim 5

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said promoter consists essentially of at least one free or combined metallic element which is selected from the group consisting of platinum and palladium, and wherein the amount of such metallic element is in the range from about 0.1 part per million to about 10 parts per million, calculated as the metal and based on the weight of the solid particles.

Claim 6

The process as set forth in claim 4 wherein said metallic reactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, cadmium, and the rare earth metals.

Claim 7

The process as set forth in claim 4 wherein said metallic reactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, manganese, rare earth metals and copper, and said metallic promoter comprises platinum and is circulated through the catalytic cracking process cycle.

Claim 8

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are present in sufficient amounts to effect the absorption of at least about 80% of the sulfur oxide produced by said burning of sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits in the regeneration zone, said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 80 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone are absorbed by said solid particles by said absorption, said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 80 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and said stripped, solid particles passing to the regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 80 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone.

Claim 9

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the feedstock has a sulfur content in the range from about 1 to about 4 weight percent.

Claim 10

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the regeneration zone effluent gas contains less than about 400 ppmv of sulfur oxides.

Claim 11

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cycling solid particles comprise fluidizable particles of said molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst in admixture with fluidizable particles, other than said catalyst, which contain said metallic reactant.

Claim 12

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cycling solid particles comprise particles of said molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst into or onto which has been incorporated the metallic reactant.

Claim 13

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form with respect to said molecular sieve.

Claim 14

The process as set forth in claim 12 wherein at least one of said metallic promoter and metallic reactant is incorporated into said particles of molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst by introducing into the process cycle at least one oil- or water-soluble or -dispersible compound of the metallic element or elements of said metallic promoter or metallic reactant.

Claim 15

The process as set forth in claim 13 wherein said oil- or water-soluble or -dispersible compound is selected from the group consisting of metal diketonates, metal carbonyls, metallocenes, metal olefin complexes of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, metal acetylene complexes, metal complexes of alkyl or aryl phosphines, and metal carboxylates having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Claim 16

The process as set forth in claim 13 wherein said oil- or water-soluble or -dispersible compound comprises platinum acetylacetonate.

Claim 17

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the metallic promoter is confined in the regeneration zone.

Claim 18

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said burning is at a temperature from about 1,180° to about 1,350° F.

Claim 19

The process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said metallic promoter comprises a fluidizable powder which is circulated through the catalytic cracking process cycle.

Claim 20

The process as recited in claim 1 wherein air and essentially pure oxygen are supplied to said regeneration zone as sources of oxygen for burning of said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits.

Claim 21

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (ii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, cadmium, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form, and wherein said metallic reactant is provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form with respect to said molecular sieve; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum and rhenium, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are during said catalyst regeneration present in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; and said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 22

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (ii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, cadmium, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form, and wherein said metallic reactant is provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form with respect to said molecular sieve; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum and rhenium, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are during said catalyst regeneration present in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; and said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 23

The process as set forth in claim 20 wherein the amount of said metallic element of said promoter is in the range from about 0.1 part per million to about 10 parts per million, calculated as the metal and based on the weight of the solid particles.

Claim 24

The process as set forth in claim 20 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form with respect to said molecular sieve.

Claim 25

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 1 to about 4 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, rare earth metals and magnesium, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam; wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0015 to about 0.0125; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing at least 0.5 volume percent of molecular oxygen from the regeneration zone; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of platinum, wherein the metallic reactant and platinum are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the platinum is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone containing said platinum and said solid particles having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said catalyst and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 26

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 1 to about 4 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, rare earth metals and magnesium, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam; wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0015 to about 0.0125; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing at least 0.5 volume percent of molecular oxygen from the regeneration zone; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of platinum, wherein the metallic reactant and platinum are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the platinum is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone containing said platinum and said solid particles having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said catalyst and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 27

The process of claim 23 in which the platinum and metallic reactant are provided to said process in non-ion exchanged form.

Claim 28

The process as set forth in claim 24 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are present in sufficient amounts to effect the absorption of at least about 80 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning of sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits in the regeneration zone, said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 80 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone are absorbed by said solid particles by said absorption, said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 80 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and said stripped, solid particles passing to the regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 80 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone.

Claim 29

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in different ones of said solid particles than said molecular sieve, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, antimony, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 30

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in different ones of said solid particles than said molecular sieve, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, antimony, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 31

The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein said metallic reactant is provided on a support selected from the group consisting of amorphous cracking catalysts and solids which are substantially inert to the cracking of said feedstock.

Claim 32

The process as set forth in claim 27 wherein said metallic promoter is provided in solid particles which contain said metallic reactant.

Claim 33

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, antimony, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, said metallic promoter being combined with solid support particles other than said particles comprising said catalyst, and wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 34

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, nickel, antimony, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, and the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, said metallic promoter being combined with solid support particles other than said particles comprising said catalyst, and wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 35

The process as set forth in claim 29 wherein said metallic reactant is provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form with respect to said molecular sieve.

Claim 36

The process as set forth in claim 29 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form.

Claim 37

The process as set forth in claim 29 wherein said metallic reactant and metallic promoter are provided to said cracking-stripping-regeneration process in non-ion-exchanged form and wherein the support is selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 38

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 39

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of the rare earth metals, in free or combined form; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 40

The process of claim 33 wherein said rare earth metal consists essentially of cerium.

Claim 41

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of sodium; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.

Claim 42

In a process for the cyclic, fluidized, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock containing about 0.2 to about 6 weight percent sulfur as organic sulfur compounds wherein (i) said feedstock is subjected to cracking in a reaction zone in contact with fluidized solid particles comprising molecular sieve-type cracking catalyst; (ii) solid particles including catalytic particles which are deactivated by sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits, are separated from reaction zone effluent and pass to a stripping zone wherein volatile deposits are removed from said solid particles by contact with a stripping gas; (iii) stripped, solid particles are separated from stripping zone effluent and pass to a catalyst regeneration zone and are regenerated by burning the non-stripped, sulfur-containing, carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles with an oxygen-containing gas thereby forming sulfur oxides; and (iv) resulting solid particles are separated from regeneration zone effluent gas and recycled to the reaction zone; a method for reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone effluent gas which comprises: (a) circulating through the process cycle said solid particles comprising said catalyst and at least one metallic reactant in the same or different ones of said solid particles, which metallic reactant reacts with sulfur oxides in the regeneration zone, said metallic reactant consisting essentially of sodium; (b) cracking said feedstock at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. and in contact with said cracking catalyst and said metallic reactant; (c) stripping volatile deposits from said solid particles at a temperature from about 850° to about 1,200° F. with a stripping gas which contains steam, wherein the ratio by weight of steam to said catalyst is from about 0.0005 to about 0.025; (d) burning in said regeneration zone said sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles at a temperature from about 1,050° to about 1,450° F.; (e) withdrawing from said regeneration zone an effluent gas containing molecular oxygen; the improvement which comprises conducting said burning of the sulfur-containing carbonaceous deposits from the stripped, solid particles in the presence of at least one metallic promoter consisting essentially of one or more members selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, vanadium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, rhenium, and silver, in free or combined form, wherein the metallic promoter and the metallic reactant are present during said catalyst regeneration in sufficient amounts to effect absorption by said metallic reactant of at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone, and wherein the metallic promoter is present in sufficient amount to enhance said absorption of sulfur oxides and the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the regeneration zone; said burning being conducted at a temperature and with oxygen-containing gas having molecular oxygen such that at least about 50 weight percent of the sulfur oxides produced by said burning in said regeneration zone can be absorbed by said metallic reactant; said solid particles recycled to the reaction zone having absorbed therein at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripped, solid particles passing to said regeneration zone having said metallic reactant in an active form for absorbing at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said stripping being conducted at a temperature and with steam such that passage of said solid particles through said cracking and stripping zones provides said metallic reactant in an amount and active form suitable for accomplishing said absorption of at least about 50 weight percent of said sulfur oxides produced in said regeneration zone; said effluent gas from said regeneration zone having a low concentration of sulfur oxides of less than about 600 ppmv; and substantially converting said absorbed sulfur oxides to sulfur-containing gas in said reaction and/or stripping zone.