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Hydrocracking process and catalyst therefor

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OSTI ID:5600230
A catalytic hydrocracking process is described, the improvement comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a hydrocracking catalyst under hydrocracking conditions producing a product hydrocarbon of lower average molecular weight than the feedstock with a catalyst comprising an active hydrogenation metal component on a support comprising in admixture a dispersion of silica-alumina in alumina and a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having the zeolite Y crystal structure and a silica-to-alumina mole ratio above about 6.0.
Assignee:
Union Oil Co. of CA, Los Angeles, CA
Patent Number(s):
US 4576711
OSTI ID:
5600230
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English