Patent ID: 8084655

Claim:
A process for hydrotreating a liquid feed comprising (a) providing a liquid feed which is a renewable resource comprising aliphatic hydrocarbon chains having C 12 to C 20 moieties; and (b) contacting the feed with a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at a temperature of 250 to 425° C. and a pressure of 500 to 2500 psig (3,450 to 17,250 kPa) such that isomerization and hydrocracking occur to produce a paraffin (hydrocarbon) product, wherein the catalyst comprises one or more active metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof and a first oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, kieselguhr, silica-alumina, and combinations thereof, and a second oxide wherein the second oxide comprises a zeolite and wherein the zeolite is present in an amount of at least 10 wt %, based on the total catalyst weight, and wherein the first oxide is used as a support for the active metal and wherein the second oxide is physically mixed with the active metal and the first oxide.