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A catalyst composition comprising cobalt as an active catalytic element and a lesser amount of nickel as a promoter supported on a metal oxide support. The support may comprise alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, zirconia, magnesia or titania. The amount of nickel is preferably less than 50 wt

A catalyst composition comprising cobalt as an active catalytic element and a lesser amount of nickel as a promoter supported on a metal oxide support. The support may comprise alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, zirconia, magnesia or titania. The amount of nickel is preferably less than 50 wt %, relative to the amount of cobalt.

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1. A supported Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising a catalyst material, the catalyst material comprising cobalt present as at least 4% by weight of the catalyst, at least a portion of the cobalt being catalytically active in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction; a promoter comprising nickel, wherein the nicke

1. A supported Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising a catalyst material, the catalyst material comprising cobalt present as at least 4% by weight of the catalyst, at least a portion of the cobalt being catalytically active in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction; a promoter comprising nickel, wherein the nickel is present in an amount less than the amount of cobalt; and a support material comprising a first oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, silicon, magnesium and zirconium. 2. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the support material consists essentially of an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, and zirconium. 3. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the support material consists of an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, and zirconium. 4. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the support material is alpha- or gamma-alumina. 5. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the support material further comprises a minor amount relative to the amount of the first oxide, of a second oxide of a second metal, the second metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, magnesium, cobalt and nickel. 6. The catalyst of claim 5, wherein the promoter further comprises rhenium or manganese. 7. The catalyst of claim 5, wherein nickel is present in the form of nickel oxide on the surface of the support. 8. The catalyst of claim 5, wherein the support material comprises a spinel compound formed with alumina. 9. The catalyst of claim 8, wherein the spinel compound comprises nickel aluminate. 10. The catalyst of claim 1, in which the amount of nickel is less than 50 wt % compared to the amount of cobalt. 11. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the amount of nickel is less than 30 wt-%, relative to the amount of cobalt. 12. The catalyst of claim 1, wherein the amount of nickel is less than 15 wt % relative to the amount of cobalt.