A hydrocracking process for converting a petroleum feed to lower boiling products. The process comprises hydrotreating a petroleum feed in a pre-treating zone in the presence of hydrogen to produce a hydrotreated effluent stream comprising a liquid product. At least a portion of the hydrotreated effluent stream is then passed to an MMS catalyst zone, and then to a hydrocracking zone. In one embodiment, the MMS catalyst zone comprises a self-supported multi-metallic catalyst prepared from a precursor in the oxide or hydroxide form. The percentage work of the hydrotreating in the pre-treating zone is maintained at a level of at least 56%.

A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a shaped support that is formed from a mixture of inorganic oxide powder and catalyst fines and wherein the shaped support has incorporated therein at least one metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition is prepared by incorporating into the shaped support a metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition has particular application in the catalytic hydroprocessing of petroleum derived feedstocks.

A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a shaped support that is formed from a mixture of inorganic oxide powder and catalyst fines and wherein the shaped support has incorporated therein at least one metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition is prepared by incorporating into the shaped support a metal component, a chelating agent and a polar additive. The hydroprocessing catalyst composition has particular application in the catalytic hydroprocessing of petroleum derived feedstocks.

A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a support material and a selenium component and which support material further includes at least one hydrogenation metal component. The hydroprocessing catalyst is prepared by incorporating a selenium component into a support particle and, after calcination thereof, incorporating at least one hydrogenation metal component into the selenium-containing support. The metal-incorporated, selenium-containing support is calcined to provide the hydroprocessing catalyst composition.

A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a support material and a selenium component and which support material further includes at least one hydrogenation metal component. The hydroprocessing catalyst is prepared by incorporating a selenium component into a support particle and, after calcination thereof, incorporating at least one hydrogenation metal component into the selenium-containing support. The metal-incorporated, selenium-containing support is calcined to provide the hydroprocessing catalyst composition.

A highly-dispersed hydrogenation catalyst, a preparation method thereof, and use thereof in the preparation of biofuel from palm oil or other oil are provided. The combination of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MA-PP) and a silane coupling agent (SCA) is introduced into an aluminum oxide composite carrier through organic amidation to obtain a uniformly-dispersed composite carrier with regular pores. Moreover, through a multi-stage impregnation and roasting process, a particle size of an active component is greatly reduced, and the dispersion of the active component and the number of active sites are improved. A hydrogenation catalyst with high hydrothermal stability, high hydrogenation activity, and long life is prepared based on the composite carrier with regular pores and used in the preparation of biofuel from vegetable oil or other oil through hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), which has great industrial application value.

A highly-dispersed hydrogenation catalyst, a preparation method thereof, and use thereof in the preparation of biofuel from palm oil or other oil are provided. The combination of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MA-PP) and a silane coupling agent (SCA) is introduced into an aluminum oxide composite carrier through organic amidation to obtain a uniformly-dispersed composite carrier with regular pores. Moreover, through a multi-stage impregnation and roasting process, a particle size of an active component is greatly reduced, and the dispersion of the active component and the number of active sites are improved. A hydrogenation catalyst with high hydrothermal stability, high hydrogenation activity, and long life is prepared based on the composite carrier with regular pores and used in the preparation of biofuel from vegetable oil or other oil through hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), which has great industrial application value.

A photocatalytic functional film has a structure of a substrate, a barrier layer and a photocatalytic layer stacked one on another. The barrier layer is an amorphous TiO.sub.2 film, the photocatalyst layer comprises an amorphous TiO.sub.2 film, and particles of visible light responsive photocatalytic material formed on the surface of the amorphous TiO.sub.2 film. A method for producing a photocatalytic functional film includes: adding an alcohol solvent and an acid to a titanium precursor to obtain a TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol by dehydration and de-alcoholization reaction; applying and drying the TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol on a substrate to form a barrier layer; and applying and drying a composition formed by mixing particles of visible light responsive photocatalyst material with the TiO.sub.2 amorphous sol on the barrier layer, to form a photocatalyst layer.

Multi-metallic bulk catalysts and methods for synthesizing the same are provided. The multi-metallic bulk catalysts contain nickel, molybdenum tungsten, copper, and optionally, titanium and/or niobium. The catalysts are useful for hydroprocessing, particularly hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation, of hydrocarbon feedstocks.

Methods are provided for processing a gas oil boiling range feedstock, such as a vacuum gas oil, in a single reaction stage and/or without performing intermediate separations. The methods are suitable for forming lubricants and distillate fuels while reducing or minimizing the production of lower boiling products such as naphtha and light ends. The methods can provide desirable yields of distillate fuels and lubricant base oils without requiring separate catalyst beds or stages for dewaxing and hydrocracking. The methods are based in part on use of a dewaxing catalyst that is tolerant of sour processing environments while still providing desirable levels of activity for both feed conversion and feed isomerization.