Patent ID: 7641788

Claim:
A process for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feedstock into a low aromatic content middle distillate in the presence of hydrogen, comprising: providing a catalyst comprising a catalyst support, the catalyst support comprising 1 to 15 wt % beta zeolite and 1 to 15 wt % Y zeolite, at elevated temperature and pressure of 260-430° C. and 5-20 MPa, the Y zeolite having a unit cell size below 24.40 Å and a molar SiO 2 :Al 2 0 3 ratio of at least 15, the beta zeolite having a silica-alumina ratio of at least about 250; and contacting the feedstock with the catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at elevated temperature and pressure of 260-430° C. and 5-20 MPa, to obtain a middle distillate boiling at a temperature between 150-420° C. and with a content of aromatic compounds and a pour point lower than the content of aromatic compounds, the pour point of a middle distillate being obtained by contacting the feedstock with a catalyst comprising only a Y zeolite.