Hydrogenation catalyst and method for producing same

A hydrotreating catalyst comprising:

• an alumina-phosphorus support, where the alumina-phosphorus support is shaped in the form of a column, and
• a hydrogenation active metal supported on the alumina-phosphorus support, wherein:
• (1) a specific surface area of the hydrotreating catalyst is 100 m2/g or more;
• (2) a total pore volume (PVT) of the hydrotreating catalyst measured according to a mercury intrusion method is in a range from 0.80 to 1.50 ml/g;
• (3) the hydrotreating catalyst has a maximum value of pore distribution in a pore diameter range from 10 to 30 nm;
• (4) a ratio (ΔPV/PVme) of a pore volume (ΔPV) of pores with a pore diameter within a range of ±2 nm of a pore diameter at the maximum value to a pore volume (PVme) of pores with a pore diameter in a range from 5 to 100 nm is 0.40 or less;
• (5) a pressure capacity of the hydrotreating catalyst is 10 N/mm or more;
• (6) 0.4 to 10.0 mass % of phosphorus is contained in the hydrotreating catalyst in terms of P2O5 concentration based on a total amount of the hydrotreating catalyst;
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• (7) the hydrogenation active metal is at least one metal selected from metals of VIA and VIII groups of the periodic table.