This invention discloses a
hierarchical porous alumina material, its preparation method, and its application. The
alumina material has a spherical core-shell structure, with mesoporous
alumina as the core and macroporous alumina as the shell. The pore size distribution of the alumina material exhibits hierarchical
pore distribution characteristics, wherein the pore volume of 6-15 nm pores accounts for 20% to 50% of the total pore volume, and the pore volume of pores larger than 20 nm accounts for not less than 40% of the total pore volume. The preparation method of the
hierarchical porous alumina material includes the following steps: (1) calcining
boehmite to obtain alumina particles; (2) mixing and dispersing surfactant,
hydrocarbon-containing compound, and alumina particles evenly to obtain a first feed
stream; (3) mixing aluminum
sol, emulsifier, curing agent, and additives evenly to obtain a second feed
stream; (4) mixing the first and second feed streams, and then further molding, aging, extraction, washing,
drying, and calcining to obtain an
alumina composite material. The alumina material of this invention is suitable as a carrier for preparing heavy oil hydrogenation catalysts with hierarchical pores and acidic distribution, and can be further used in heavy oil hydrogenation processes.