The invention belongs to the technical field of catalyst carriers, and particularly relates to an
alumina carrier as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The specific surface area of the
alumina carrier is 250m / g-470m / g, the pore volume of the
alumina carrier is 1.0 mL / g-3. 3mL / g, the content of pores with the
pore diameter larger than 100nm in the alumina carrier is larger than or equal to 15%, and the strength of the alumina carrier is larger than 5N / mm. The alumina carrier has the beneficial effects that the pore volume ratio of macropores of the alumina carrier reaches 15% or above, so that the in-particle
diffusion limitation of the catalyst is effectively relieved, and the alumina carrier is particularly suitable for treating high-
diffusion resistance systems such as macromolecules, heavy oil,
asphaltene and
coal tar; according to the present invention, the pore structure of the alumina carrier has strong adjustability, and by matching the type and the amount of the
demulsifier with the auxiliary pore-enlarging agent, the 200-3500 nm
macropore regulation can be flexibly achieved so as to meet different
hydrogenation reaction requirements; the alumina carrier provided by the invention is high in
mechanical strength, even though the pore volume is large and
diffusion macropores are rich, the prepared alumina carrier still has the single grain strength of greater than or equal to 5N / mm, and meets the requirements of an industrial
fixed bed hydrogenation device.