Patent ID: 8864975

Claim:
A method for producing a lube basestock, comprising: exposing a hydrocracked feedstock to a first catalyst, said first catalyst comprising at least one Group VIII metal supported on a MCM-41 catalyst support having pore sizes from 15 to 100 Angstroms and having a density of 600 kg/m 3 or less, under effective conditions for treating the feedstock, said effective conditions being effective for hydrofinishing or aromatic saturation; and exposing the treated feedstock to a second catalyst comprising ZSM-48 having a SiO 2 :Al 2 O 3 ratio of 95 or less and a metal hydrogenation component under conditions effective for dewaxing the treated feedstock, the ZSM-48 being free of non-ZSM-48 seed crystals, wherein the ZSM-48 crystals are free of crystals having a needle-like morphology.