Platinum encapsulated zeolite hydrocracking catalyst and methods of making same

A method of producing a hydrocracking catalyst, in which the method comprises:

• adding sodium hydroxide, an aluminum compound, a salt having an anion and a cation, and a silicon compound to an aqueous solution to form an aqueous mixture;
• stirring the aqueous mixture;
• adding a platinum compound to the aqueous mixture to form a pre-catalyst mixture;
• heating the pre-catalyst mixture at from 80° C. to 200° C. for at least 24 hours, thereby crystalizing the pre-catalyst mixture to form the hydrocracking catalyst comprising platinum encapsulated zeolite;
• blending the platinum encapsulated zeolite with zeolite Y, and optionally alumina;
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• adding one or more metal-based catalysts selected from nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, or combinations thereof to the hydrocracking catalyst, in which the hydrocracking catalyst comprises greater than 20% crystallinity determined by X ray powder diffraction analysis.