The application provides a modified BETA
zeolite, and a preparation method thereof is as follows: step 1, a BETA
zeolite molecular sieve with a
silicon-aluminum ratio of 50 is ultrasonically treated with a
sodium hydroxide solution at a liquid-
solid ratio of 5-40 mL / g for 1-24 hours, and then is placed for 0.5-2 hours, wherein the concentration of the
sodium hydroxide solution is 0.1-5 mol / L, and the treatment temperature is 20-150 DEG C; step 2, the BETA
zeolite molecular sieve treated in step 1 is collected, is subjected to suction
filtration, is washed, is dried, is treated with an NH4NO3 solution, and is calcined to obtain modified I zeolite; step 3, the modified I zeolite is added into a
zinc nitrate solution at a liquid-
solid ratio of 5-40 mL / g, is stirred for 2-24 hours, and then is placed for 0.5-2 hours, wherein the concentration of the
zinc nitrate solution is 0.1-3 mol / L, and the treatment temperature is 20-150 DEG C; and step 4, the modified I zeolite treated in step 3 is collected, is subjected to suction
filtration, is washed, is dried, and is calcined to obtain modified II zeolite. The modified BETA zeolite can be used in a C16-C18 Fischer-Tropsch oil
raw material isomerization reaction, and the service life of a catalyst is improved.