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Hydrotreating catalysts comprise a hydrogenating component and a support comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst having BET surface area of 150 to about 190 m 2 /g, nitrogen desorption pore volume of 0.8 to about 1.2 cc/g in micropores with radii up to 600 .ANG., wit

Hydrotreating catalysts comprise a hydrogenating component and a support comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst having BET surface area of 150 to about 190 m 2 /g, nitrogen desorption pore volume of 0.8 to about 1.2 cc/g in micropores with radii up to 600 .ANG., with at least 0.7 cc/g of such micropore volume in pores having radii ranging from 50 to 600 .ANG., mercury penetration pore volume of 0.1 to about 0.5 cc/g in macropores with radii of 600 to 25,000 .ANG. and bulk density of about 0.3 to about 0.5 g/cc. Hydrotreating process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feed susceptible to upgrading with hydrogen in the presence of the aforesaid catalysts under hydrotreating conditions. The catalyt and process are particularly useful in hydrotreating feeds comprising high metals or high metals and sulfur content materials.

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1. A process for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feeds comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feed susceptible to upgrading with hydrogen under hydrotreating conditions in the presence of a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component and a support comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide,

1. A process for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feeds comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feed susceptible to upgrading with hydrogen under hydrotreating conditions in the presence of a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component and a support comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst having a BET surface area of 150 to about 190 m 2 /g, a micropore volume of about 0.9 to about 1.3 cc/g as determined by nitrogen desorption in micropores having radii up to 600 .ANG., with at least 0.7 cc/g of such micropore volume in micropores with radii ranging from 50 to 600 .ANG., a macropore volume of 0.15 to about 0.5 cc/g as determined by mercury penetration in macropores having radii of 600 to 25,000 .ANG., a total pore volume of about 1.05 to about 1.8 cc/g being the sum of the aforesaid micropore volume and aforesaid macropore volume, and bulk density of about 0.3 to about 0.5 g/cc. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon feed comprises a distillate and hydrotreating conditions comprise a pressure of about 300 to about 750 psig (about 21 to about 53 kg/cm 2 ), temperature of about 600° to about 725° F. (about 315° to about 385° C.), hydrogen rate of about 400 to about 1000 SCFB and space velocity of about 2 to about 5 lb hydrocarbon per hour per lb catalyst. 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon feed comprises a gas oil and hydrotreating conditions comprise a pressure of about 500 to about 1000 psig (about 35 to about 70 kg/cm 2 ), temperature of about 600° to about 750° F. (about 315° to about 399° C.), hydrogen rate of about 800 to about 1600 SCFB and space velocity of about 1 to about 4 lb hydrocarbon per hour per lb catalyst. 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon feed comprises an atmospheric or vacuum resid and hydrotreating conditions comprise a pressure of about 500 to about 10,000 psig (about 35 to about 703 kg/cm 2 ), temperature of about 600° to about 950° F. (about 315° to about 510° C.), hydrogen rate of about 1000 to 10,000 SCFB and space velocity of about 0.2 to about 3 lb hydrocarbon per hour per lb. catalyst. 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the hydrogenating component comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the Group VIB metals, the Group VIII metals and vanadium. 6. The process of claim 2 wherein the hydrogenating component comprises molybdenum. 7. The process of claim 2 wherein the hydrogenating component is molybdenum and is present in an amount ranging from about 2.5 to about 15 wt% calculated as MoO 3 and based on total catalyst weight. 8. The process of claim 2 wherein the hydrogenating component comprises vanadium. 9. The process of claim 2 wherein the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen are contacted in a fixed bed of said catalyst. 10. The process of claim 2 wherein the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen are contacted in an expanded bed of said catalyst. 11. A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon comprising high metals and high sulfur content resid comprising contacting said feed with hydrogen under hydrotreating conditions in the presence of a fixed bed of catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component comprising about 3.5 to about 8 wt% MoO 3 and about 92 to about 96.5 wt% of a support comprising alumina, phosphated alumina or alumina and silica, said catalyst having a BET surface area of about 150 to about 190 m 2 /g, a micropore volume of about 0.9 to about 1.3 cc/g as determined by nitrogen desorption in micropores having radii up to 600 .ANG., with at least about 0.75 cc/g of such micropore volume in micropores having radii of 50 to 600 .ANG., a macropore volume of about 0.15 to about 0.50 cc/g as determined by mercury penetration in macropores having radii of 600 to 25,000 .ANG., a total pore volume of about 1.05 to about 1.8 cc/g being the sum of the aforesaid micropore volume and aforesaid macropore volume, and bulk density of about 0.3 to about 0.5 g/cc. 12. A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed comprising high metals and high sulfur content resid comprising contacting said feed with hydrogen under hydrotreating conditions in an ebullating bed of catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component comprising about 3.5 to about 8 wt% MoO 3 and about 92 to about 96.5 wt% of a support comprising alumina, phosphated alumina or alumina and silica, said catalyst having a BET surface area of about 150 to about 190 m 2 /g, a micropore volume of about 0.9 to about 1.3 cc/g as determined by nitrogen desorption in micropores having radii up to 600 .ANG. with at least 0.75 cc/g of such micropore volume in micropores having radii of 50-600 .ANG., a macropore volume of about 0.15 to about 0.50 cc/g as determined by mercury penetration in macropores having radii of 600 to 25,000 .ANG., a total pore volume of about 1.05 to about 1.8 cc/g being the sum of the aforesaid micropore volume and aforesaid macropore volume, and bulk density of about 0.3 to about 0.5 g/cc.