Abstract: A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed, comprising subjecting said feed to hydrotreating conditions in the presence of a catalyst comprising an essentially alumina-based extruded support, essentially constituted by a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates, optionally at least one catalytic metal or a compound of a catalytic metal from group VIB (group 6 of the new periodic table notation) and/or optionally, at least one catalytic metal or a compound of a catalytic metal from group VIII (group 8, 9 and 10 of the new periodic table notation), in which the sum S of the group VIB and VIII metals, expressed as the oxides, is 0% to 50% by weight, and wherein each of these agglomerates is partly in the form of packs of flakes and partly in the form of needles, said needles being uniformly dispersed both about the packs of flakes and between the flakes, in which the alumina agglomerates are obtained by forming a starting alumina originating from rapid dehydration of hydrargillite and in which the amount of alum

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a catalyst comprising an extruded essentially alumina-based support, constituted by a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates and partially in the form of packs of flakes and partially in the form of needles, and optionally comprising at least one catalytic metal or a compound of a catalytic metal from group VIB, and/or optionally at least one catalytic metal or compound of a catalytic metal from group VIII, in an ebullating bed process and for hydrorefining and hydroconverting hydrocarbon feeds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising an extruded essentially alumina-based support, constituted by a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates and partially in the form of packs of flakes and partially in the form of needles, and optionally comprising at least one catalytic metal or a compound of a catalytic metal from group VIB, and/or optionally at least one catalytic metal or compound of a catalytic metal from group VIII. The invention also relates to its use in a fixed bed reactor, for hydrorefining and hydroconverting hydrocarbon feeds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capture mass comprising an essentially alumina-based extruded support, and constituted by a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates, optionally at least one oxide or a sulphide of a metal constituted by copper, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, nickel or cobalt in which the sum S of metals from the group constituted by copper, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, nickel and cobalt is in the range 0 to 70% by weight, and characterized in that each of these agglomerates is present partly in the form of packs of flakes and partly in the form of needles being uniformly dispersed both around the packs of flakes and between the flakes.The invention also relates to its use in a fixed bed reactor to eliminate heavy metals from a hydrocarbon-containing feed.