Hydrocarbon upgrading process

A process for upgrading a bio-oil stream, comprising:

• reacting a bio-oil stream with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to produce an upgraded bio-oil stream;
• separating catalyst from said upgraded bio-oil stream to produce a light upgraded bio-oil stream;
• recycling a recycle oil stream comprising the catalyst to the reactor;
• and
• charging said light upgraded bio-oil stream to an FCC unit, a hydroprocessing unit, or a reforming unit to produce an intermediate blend or a fuel stream;
• or
• taking a fuel oil stream from said upgraded bio-oil stream.

A process for upgrading a bio-oil stream comprising:

• mixing a bio-oil stream and a petroleum stream at a mass ratio of said bio-oil stream and said petroleum stream of about 0:100 to about 80:20 at a start-up to provide a mixed stream;
• reacting said mixed stream with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to produce an upgraded bio-oil stream;
• replacing the petroleum stream with a recycle oil stream taken from said upgraded bio-oil stream;
• and
• charging said upgraded bio-oil stream to an FCC unit,
• a hydroprocessing unit,
• or a reforming unit to produce an intermediate blend or a fuel stream;
• or
• taking a fuel oil stream from said upgraded bio-oil stream.

A process for upgrading a bio-oil stream comprising:

• reacting a bio-oil stream with hydrogen in the presence of a metal sulfide catalyst in a reactor to produce an upgraded bio-oil stream;
• passing said upgraded bio-oil stream to a hot separator;
• and
• separating the catalyst from said upgraded bio-oil stream in a hot bottoms stream of the hot separator to provide a hot overhead stream comprising a light upgraded bio-oil stream;
• and
• charging said light upgraded bio-oil stream to an FCC unit, a hydroprocessing unit, or a reforming unit to produce an intermediate blend or a fuel stream;
• or
• taking a fuel oil stream from said light upgraded bio-oil stream.