“…It has been demonstrated that the support used to disperse an active phase can affect catalyst activity for aromatic hydrocarbons hydrogenation. Several authors have evidenced that the performance of metal catalysts supported on acidic supports for hydrogenation of different organic compounds—e.g., benzene, toluene, and xylene—is enhanced in comparison to catalysts on inert supports, e.g., SiO 2 [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ] and ordered mesoporous silica [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. It was found that aromatics adsorbed on acid site can be hydrogenated with the activated hydrogen spillover from metal centers [ 4 , 5 ].…”