Patent ID: 9669396
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B01J,C01B,C10G

Claim:
1. A hydrocracking catalyst useful in preparing middle distillate, comprising: a magnesium aluminosilicate clay having a silicon to aluminum elemental mole ratio greater than 3 and wherein the and a zeolite; with the magnesium aluminosilicate clay comprising from about 1 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the hydrocracking catalyst; with the magnesium aluminosilicate clay in the protonated form; wherein the magnesium aluminosilicate clay is synthesized according to a method comprising the following steps: a) combining (1) a silicon component, (2) an aluminum component, and (3) a magnesium component, under aqueous conditions at a first reaction temperature and at ambient pressure, to form a first reaction mixture, wherein the pH of said first reaction mixture is in the range of from 0 to about 5; b) adding an alkali base to the first reaction mixture to form a second reaction mixture wherein the pH of the second reaction mixture is greater than 7.5, and c) reacting the second reaction mixture at a second reaction temperature and for a time sufficient to form a product comprising a magnesium aluminosilicate clay, and with the hydrocracking catalyst comprising a Group VIB metal, Group VIII metal, or a combination thereof.