Dual recycle hydrocracking process

A hydrocracking process for maximum production of ultra low sulfur diesel which process comprises:

• a) contacting a first hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and hydrogen with a hydrotreating catalyst in a first hydrotreating reaction zone at reaction conditions including a temperature from about 204° to 482° C. (400° to 900° F.) and a pressure from about 3.6 to 17.3 MPa (500 to 2500 psig) and recovering a hydrotreating reaction zone effluent therefrom;
• b) passing at least a portion of the first hydrotreating reaction zone effluent and a hereinafter described liquid hydrocarbonaceous recycle stream to a hydrocracking reaction zone containing hydrocracking catalyst and operated at reaction zone conditions including a temperature from about 204° to 482° C. (400° to 900° F.) and a pressure from about 3.6 to 17.3 MPa (500 to 2500 psig) and recovering a hydrocracking reaction zone effluent therefrom;
• c) introducing the hydrocracking reaction zone effluent into a high pressure stripper to produce a hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbons boiling in the diesel range, and a liquid hydrocarbonaceous stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling at and above the diesel range and saturated with hydrogen;
• d) recycling at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbonaceous stream produced in step (c) to the hydrocracking zone in step (b) as at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbonaceous recycle stream;
• e) fractionating in a fractionation zone at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbonaceous stream produced in step (c) to produce a first stream of ultra low sulfur diesel and a stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature above the diesel range;
• f) recycling at least a portion of the stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature above the diesel range produced in step (e) to the first hydrotreating reaction zone in step (a);
• g) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream from step (c) and a second hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising diesel boiling range hydrocarbons with a hydrotreating catalyst in a second hydrotreating reaction zone;
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• h) fractionating at least a portion of the effluent from the second hydrotreating reaction zone to produce a second stream of ultra low sulfur diesel.