The invention provides an
aldehyde hydrogenation catalyst and a preparation method thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: step 1, preparing an aluminum precursor, a part of
zinc precursor and a
solvent into a
zinc-aluminum
mixed solution, and carrying out heating treatment; step 2, preparing a precipitant solution from a precipitant, a template agent and a
solvent, and carrying out heating treatment; step 3, mixing the
zinc-aluminum
mixed solution with part of the precipitant solution, controlling the pH value to be less than 7, and heating and precipitating; 4, preparing the
copper precursor, the remaining zinc precursor and a
solvent into a zinc-
copper mixed solution, and performing heating treatment; step 5, mixing the zinc-
copper mixed solution, the residual precipitant solution and the mixture obtained in the step 3, and controlling the pH value to be greater than 7; and 6, adding an organosilane hydrophobic modifier, heating, stirring, separating to obtain a
solid phase,
drying, and
roasting to obtain the catalyst. According to the invention, the anti-
vacuole ability of the
aldehyde hydrogenation catalyst is improved by introducing hydrophobic organosilane. By regulating and controlling pH values of different
precipitation steps, stable generation of aluminum salt precipitates is facilitated, and free aluminum ions are reduced.