High metals content hydrolysis catalyst for use in the catalytic reduction of sulfur contained in a gas stream, and a method of making and using such composition

A hydrolysis process, comprising:

• introducing a gas stream, comprising a sulfur compound or carbon monoxide, or both, into a reactor that defines a reaction zone containing a catalyst composition and operated at suitable reaction conditions;
• and contacting said gas stream with said catalyst composition, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a formed agglomerate of a comulled mixture, comprising pseudobohemite, a cobalt compound and a molybdenum compound, wherein said comulled mixture has been calcined to provide said catalyst composition, comprising gamma-alumina, at least 7.5 wt. % molybdenum;
• and at least 2.75 wt. % cobalt, wherein each wt. % is based on the total weight of said catalyst composition and the metal as an oxide regardless of its actual form.