Catalytic hydrocarbon conversion process

Claim 1

A HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 0.5 TO ABOUT 25 WEIGHT PERCENT BASED ON THE CATALYST WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE CATALYTIC METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MOLYBDENUM, TUNGSTEN, CHROMIUM, NICKEL AND COBALT SUPPORTED ON GAMMA ALUMINA PRODUCED BY A PROCESS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A. HYDROLYZING ALUMINUM ALKOXIDES TO PRODUCE AN AQUEOUS ALUMINA PORTION CONTAINING UP TO ABOUT 32 WEIGHT PERCENT AL2O3 AND AN ORGANIC REACTION PRODUT, B. CONTACTING SAID AQUEOUS ALUMINA SLURRY WITH AN ORGANIC SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ETHANOL, PROPANOL, IS PROPANOL, BUTANOL, HEXANOL, ISOBUTANOL AND TERTIARY BUTANOL IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE ALUMINA HAVING A CUMULATIVE PORE VOLUME (0-10,000A) FROM ABOUT 1.0 TO ABOUT 2.75 CC/G, A SURFACE AREA FROM ABOUT 225 TO ABOUT 400 M2/G AND A LOOSE BULK DENSITY FROM ABOUT 7.5 TO ABOUT 25 LB/FT3 UPON DRYING TO AN AL202 CONTENT FROM ABOUT 80 TO ABOUT 100 WEIGHT PERCENT TO FORM A SOLVENT-AQUEOUS ALUMINA MIXTURE, C. DRYING SAID SOLVENT-AQUEOUS ALUMINA MIXTURE TO PRODUCE ALUMINA, AND D. FORMING SAID ALUMINA OF (C) INTP PARTICLES AND CALCINING TO PRODUCE SAID GAMMA ALUMINA.