Patent ID: 8608948
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. A method of making a composition, wherein said method comprises: incorporating a metal-containing solution into a support material to provide a metal-incorporated support material; drying said metal-incorporated support material so that it contains a volatiles content in the range of from 2 to 20 wt. % LOI; incorporating hydrocarbon oil and a polar additive having a dipole moment of at least 0.45 into said metal-incorporated support material to thereby provide an oil and additive impregnated composition having a weight ratio of said hydrocarbon oil to said polar additive in the range upwardly to 10:1, wherein said polar additive has a boiling point in the range of from 50° C. to 275° C.; and, contacting said oil and additive impregnated composition under suitable hydrogen treatment conditions with hydrogen to thereby provide a hydrogen-treated composition.