The 60%Ni/AlSiO catalysts were prepared by the co-precipitation method, in which AlSiO were the composite supports with different mass ratios of Al2O3 and SiO2. It was found that the catalyst 60%Ni/ AlSiO-4 with the Al2O3/SiO2 mass ratio of 4 in the support exhibited the high hydrothermal stability. The addition of proper amount of SiO2 inhibited the hydration of Al2O3 and prevented the growth of supported nickel particles during the hydrothermal treatment. The structure of the composite support in the 60%Ni/AlSiO-4 was stable and the supported nickel particles were highly dispersed. Accordingly, the hydrothermally treated catalyst maintained the high heats and uptakes for the adsorption of H-2 and CO, and thus the high activity and stability for the hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol in aqueous solution. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.