MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647077934 A) filed by Ifp Energies Nouvelles on June 24, 2026, for Method For Preparing An Alumina Comprising Lanthanum For Hydrotreating Vacuum Distillates.

Inventors include Guichard, Bertrand; Lecocq, Vincent; Harbuzaru, Bogdan; and Vidalie, Mathieu.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a lanthanum-containing mesoporous alumina shaped from a boehmite gel in which at least one lanthanum precursor is added in the step of precipitating at least one aluminium salt to form a boehmite gel and/or in the step of shaping the boehmite gel obta...