Spouting of 3.7 mm polyvinyl chloride particles in a cone-based cylindrical column is subjected to entrainment of FCC powder in the spouting air. It is found that the powder entrainment reduces the minimum spouting velocity, increases the bed pressure drop and reduces the maximum spoutable bed height. At any given bed height and value of U/U-ms, there is a critical value of powder loading ratio-above which spouting gives way to slugging.