| CPC C10G 11/182 (2013.01) [B01J 29/08 (2013.01); B01J 29/40 (2013.01); C10G 11/05 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1033 (2013.01); C10G 2300/708 (2013.01); C10G 2400/20 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method for producing a light olefin, the method comprising:
(a) contacting a zeolite catalyst with a coke precursor comprising hexane, butadiene, or any combination thereof and forming a coke on the zeolite catalyst, to form a light olefin selective catalyst;
(b) contacting the light olefin selective catalyst with a hydrocarbon feed under conditions sufficient to catalytically crack at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feed to form a products stream comprising a light olefin and a spent catalyst;
(c) regenerating the spent catalyst to form a regenerated catalyst;
(d) using at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst as at least a portion of the zeolite catalyst in step (a); and
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) at least two times, wherein the light olefin selective catalyst is more selective than the catalyst, in catalyzing formation of the light olefin by the catalytic cracking of the hydrocarbon feed;
wherein the catalyst to oil ratio in step (a) is 3 to 40 and the catalyst to oil ratio in step (b) is 3 to 40.
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