A process for producing hydrocarbons having biogenic carbon content and a sweetened gas
stream is provided. In the process a
refinery feed having biogenic carbon content, non- biogenic carbon content and sulphur content is refined in a conversion unit to obtain a conversion
effluent, wherefrom at least a gaseous
stream and optionally an unstabilised
naphtha stream comprising H2S and at least one or more of
carbon oxide(s) and / or C1-C3 hydrocarbons, and a degassed
hydrocarbon stream are separated. The separated gaseous stream is subjected to a
sweetening treatment, and optionally at least one or more distillate(s) and a separation bottom are further separated from the degassed
hydrocarbon stream. The process further comprises collecting as a sample an aliquot of the gaseous stream or an aliquot of the unstabilised
naphtha stream, subjecting the sample to
combustion to obtain an
exhaust gas sample containing CO2, sulphur
oxide(s) (SOx) and H2O, subjecting the
exhaust gas sample, preferably as dehydrated, to a SOx removal treatment, and subjecting at least a portion of the SOx depleted gas sample to a biogenic carbon
content determination. The present process provides a convenient and safe way to conduct the
mass balancing, and biogenic carbon
content determination in an output stream, for individual conversion units of a
refinery, as required e.g. for an ISCC PLUS certification.