CATALYST SUPPORTS AND HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESSES EMPLOYING CATALYSTS BASED ON THESE SUPPORTS

摘要

A catalyst support comprises a porous gel of an inorganic substance, for example a refractory inorganic oxide, and has a surface area in the range 125 to 150 m2/g, a mean pore diameter in the range 140 to 190 ANGSTROM with at least 80% of the pore volume contained in pores having a pore size range of 50 to 90 ANGSTROM . The invention also relates to catalysts based on such supports and to hydrocarbon conversion processes, for example reforming, carried out in the presence of hydrogen and employing said catalysts.