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The invention provides an amorphous hydrocracking catalyst for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed having a fraction above the diesel boiling range to diesel and a process using said catalyst. The catalyst includes Al203—SiO2 support, a noble catalytically active metal which is active for hydrocracking

The invention provides an amorphous hydrocracking catalyst for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed having a fraction above the diesel boiling range to diesel and a process using said catalyst. The catalyst includes Al203—SiO2 support, a noble catalytically active metal which is active for hydrocracking of a hydrocarbon above the diesel boiling range and a transition metal oxide selected from group V, VI and VII.

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1. An amorphous hydrocracking catalyst for conversion of at least a portion of a hydrocarbon feed having a fraction above the diesel boiling range to diesel, said catalyst consisting essentially of: an Al2O3—SiO2support;a noble catalytically active metal which is active at least for the hydrocrackin

1. An amorphous hydrocracking catalyst for conversion of at least a portion of a hydrocarbon feed having a fraction above the diesel boiling range to diesel, said catalyst consisting essentially of: an Al2O3—SiO2support;a noble catalytically active metal which is active at least for the hydrocracking of a hydrocarbon above the diesel boiling range; and a transition metal oxide wherein the transition metal is selected from Group V and Group VI transition metals; wherein the transition metal oxide is between about 1.5% and about 12% of the catalyst weight. 2. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ratio of SiO2to Al2O3in the support is between 1:4 and 4:1. 3. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalytically active noble metal is present at between 0.1% to 2.0% of the weight of the catalyst. 4. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalytically active noble metal is Pt, Pd, Ir or Rh. 5. A catalyst as claimed in claim 4, wherein the catalytically active noble metal is Pt. 6. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transition metal oxide is a Group VI transition metal oxide. 7. A catalyst as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transition metal oxide is MoO3. 8. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalyst is a non-sulphided catalyst. 9. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalyst is an amorphous hydrocracking catalyst for conversion of at least a portion of a hydrocarbon feed having a fraction above the diesel boiling range to diesel, wherein the catalyst is Pt/MoO3/Al2O3SiO2 having about 1.2 wt% Pt and about 2 wt% MoO3, and an SiO2 to Al2O3 weight ratio of about 3:1.