Patent ID: 8058203

Claim:
A process to prepare a bulk multi-metallic catalyst composition for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed, the method comprising: providing at least a Group VIB metal precursor M VIB and at least promoter metal precursor M P , the promoter metal precursor M P is selected from the group of Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof; combining the at least a Group VIB and the at least a promoter metal precursor to form a catalyst precursor precipitate as a hydroxide in a liquid solution; separating the catalyst precursor precipitate from the liquid solution forming a filter cake; drying the catalyst precursor filter cake by a non-agglomerative drying method, obtaining catalyst precursor particles; adding to the catalyst precursor particles at least one of shaping aid agent, a pore forming agent, a peptizing agent, a diluent, and combinations thereof, forming a batch mixture; shaping the batch mixture forming a shaped catalyst precursor; sulfiding the shaped catalyst precursor forming the bulk multi-metallic catalyst; and wherein the steps before sulfiding are carried out at a temperature of 200Â° C. or less and wherein the catalyst precursor remains a hydroxide before sulfiding.