Pseudo boehmite (PB) used in hydrogenation catalyst for petroleum refining process requires large pore volume,specific surface area and particular pore structure.Aluminum sulfate method and carbonization method are usually used in industry.In order to improve the pore volume and pore diameter,super-pore PB was prepared by reaming method.At the same time,conventional macroporous PB was prepared by aluminum sulfate method and carbonization method.Three kinds of PBs were prepared into alumina,support and catalyst,characterized and analyzed the pore structure,and evaluated the hydrogenation performance of the catalyst.Low temperature N2 adsorption-desorption test shows that the pore volume and pore diameter of support prepared by reaming method are the largest,and the pore diameter distribution of support prepared by aluminum sulfate method is the most concentrated.Mercury injection analysis shows that the PBs prepared by the three methods are mainly composed of intercrystalline pores and intergranular pores.After being extruded into the carrier,all the large pores between the particles disappear,and only intergranular pores exist.XRD analysis shows that the PB prepared by reaming method has the largest crystal size,which is one of the reasons for its large pore volume and pore diameter.SEM and TEM analysis show that the PB prepared by aluminum sulfate method presents fibrous structure,the PB prepared by carbonization method presents smaller sheet structure,and the PB prepared by reaming method presents larger sheet structure,which is also the fundamental reason for the different pore structures of the three PBs.The fixed bed evaluation results show that for the heavy oil hydrotreating reaction,the activities of PBs prepared by aluminum sulfate method,carbonization method and reaming method increase in turn after prepared to catalyst,which is due to the help of large pore size to improve the diffusion rate of heavy oil macromolecules.