The invention consists in implanting an inner tube fed at its lower portion by
a fraction of regenerated catalyst inside a riser (1) of an FCC unit that
is fed by catalyst via a line (14) and a feedstock via a line (3),
whereby the fluid that allows this feed can be inert, in which case a staging effect
of the catalyst inside the riser or else a feedstock (14) that has a tendency
toward a more severe cracking inside the inner tube, then leading to an additional
production of olefins, in particular propylene, is advantageous. The mixtures of
fluids and catalyst are cooled above the tube via a line (13) of an inert fluid.