Reforming catalyst and a method of preparation thereof

A method for preparing the reforming catalyst composition as claimed in claimed 1, said process comprising the following steps:

• a. dissolving at least one Group VB metal chloride in a predetermined amount of alcohol and aqueous ammonia in a flask to obtain a Group VB metal oxide gel;
• b. adding a predetermined amount of Al2O3 to said flask containing the Group VB metal oxide gel to obtain a first mixture;
• c. hydrothermally treating said first mixture at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time period to obtain a second mixture comprising modified Al2O3 coated with Group VB metal oxide sheet;
• d. filtering said second mixture comprising modified Al2O3 to obtain a first residue and a first filtrate;
• e. drying said first residue at a temperature in the range of 100° C. to 150° C. for a time period in the range of 10 hours to 15 hours and calcining said first residue at a temperature in the range of 530° C. to 560° C. for a time period in the range of 4 to 8 hours to obtain a calcined modified Al2O3;
• f. dissolving a predetermined amount of at least one active metal salt selected from Group VIII metal salt and a predetermined amount of at least one promoter metal salt selected from Group IVA in water, in a second flask to obtain a third mixture;
• g. adding a predetermined amount of concentrated HCl to said third mixture to obtain a dark red colored fourth mixture;
• h. introducing a predetermined amount of calcined modified Al2O3 to said fourth mixture and stirring it for a time period in the range of 8 to 16 hours at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 35° C., followed by removing water under reduced pressure to obtain a second residue;
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• i. drying and calcining said second residue to obtain the reforming catalyst composition.