The invention is related to a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) reactor
having an elongated reactor riser and a reactor vessel. The reactor
vessel has a dense phase fluidized stripping zone and a catalyst outlet
at its lower end and at its upper end a cracked vapor outlet and a
cyclone separator fluidly connected to the outlet of the reactor riser.
The cyclone separator is provided with a dipleg which lower open end
terminates below the upper bed level of the dense phase fluidized
stripping zone.