Patent ID: 8609051

Claim:
A method of making a catalyst composition useful in the catalytic reduction of sulfur compounds contained in a gas stream, wherein said method comprises: incorporating into a formed alumina particle a group VI metal component in an amount in the range upwardly to 20 wt. % based on the metal component being in the oxide form and the total weight of the catalyst composition, and a group VIII metal component in an amount in the range upwardly to 10 wt. % based on the metal component being in the oxide form and the total weight of the catalyst composition, wherein said formed alumina particle comprises alumina having more than 10% of its total pore volume that is contained within the pores having a pore diameter greater than 10,000 Å, and having more than 10% and less than 70% of the total pore volume that is contained within pores having a diameter of less than 70 Å, to thereby provide an intermediate; and calcining said intermediate to thereby provide said catalyst composition.