Hydrogenation of aromatics and olefins using a mesoporous catalyst

摘要

A process for the hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feed containing unsaturated components includes providing a catalyst including at least one noble metal on a non-crystalline, mesoporous inorganic oxide support having at least 97 volume percent interconnected mesopores based upon mesopores and micropores, a BET surface area of at least 300 m²/g and a pore volume of at least 0.3 cm³/g; and, contacting the hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen in the presence of said catalyst under hydrogenation reaction conditions.