An amorphous support, methods for making the same and methods of using,
particularly in hydrocracking. A method of making may comprise mixing a
first amorphous material and a second amorphous material of different
acidities to form a mixture, and treating by either separately treating
the first and second amorphous materials before mixing or treating the
mixture, so as to form an amorphous catalyst support. Treating preferably
includes calcining. The acidity of the amorphous support may be modified
by the different acidities of the precursor amorphous materials, their
proportions in the mixture, and/or the order of the mixing and treating
steps. A method of use may comprise reacting a hydrocarbon fraction with
hydrogen over a hydrocracking catalyst comprising the amorphous catalyst
support to form a hydrocracked product. Further embodiments include the
first and second amorphous materials comprising silica-alumina, and/or
differing in Bronsted acidity, Lewis acidity, or acidity index.