Counter-current catalyst flow with split feed and two reactor train processing

A process for reforming a hydrocarbon feedstream, comprising:

• passing the hydrocarbon feedstream to a hydrotreating unit to create a treated hydrocarbon feedstream;
• passing the treated feedstream to a fractionation system to create a first overhead stream and a first bottoms stream;
• passing the first bottoms stream to a first reformer reactor system, operated at a first set of reforming conditions to generate a first reactor effluent having an increased aromatic content;
• passing the first overhead stream and the first reactor effluent stream to form a second feed stream;
• passing the second feed stream to a second reforming reactor system operated at a second set of reforming conditions, thereby generating a second effluent stream;
• passing regenerated catalyst to the second reactor, and generating a second reactor catalyst effluent stream;
• passing the second reactor catalyst effluent stream to the first reactor system, and generating a first reactor catalyst effluent stream;
• passing the first reactor catalyst effluent stream to a catalyst regenerator;
• passing the second effluent stream to a reformate splitter to generate a second overhead stream comprising C7 and lighter aromatics, and a second bottoms stream comprising C8 and heavier aromatics;
• and
• passing the second overhead stream to an aromatics recovery unit, thereby generating an aromatics product stream comprising benzene and toluene, and a raffinate stream comprising non-aromatic hydrocarbons.