This work investigates the catalytic properties of silica and aluminosilicate SBA-3 supported iridium catalysts in aqueous phase hydrodechlorination of trichloroethylene. SBA-3, AlSBA-3, Ir/SBA-3 and Ir/AlSBA-3 were thoroughly characterized by XRD, BET, TPR-H 2 , H 2 chemisorption, TPD-NH 3 and investigated in catalytic removal of trichloroethylene from water in batch reactor under mild operation conditions. Uniformly dispersed small iridium nanoparticles (~3 nm) was found to be active in catalytic purification of water from chloroorganic compound. The studies showed that the differences in catalytic behavior of Ir/SBA-3 and Ir/AlSBA-3 depended on the properties of the support. The best catalytic properties in purification of water from trichloroethylene was obtained for Ir supported on more hydrophilic and ordered AlSBA-3 with acid sites.