The invention discloses a desulfuration adsorbent. The desulfuration adsorbent is composed of the following raw materials of, by weight, 33-41 parts of nano attapulgite, 1-5 parts of cyclohexyl methyl ketone, 7-15 parts of acrylic acid, and 11-19 parts of ammonium metavanadate. According to the desulfuration adsorbent, the nano attapulgite serves as one of the raw materials and mixed with the cyclohexyl methyl ketone, grinding is conducted, and the ammonium metavanadate, the acrylic acid and the like are used for treatment, so that the desulfuration adsorbent is prepared; the desulfuration adsorbent prepared in the this way is large in sulfur capacity, good in sulfur selectivity, high in desulfuration percent and capable of reducing sulfur to 1ppmw; and in addition, the desulfuration adsorbent is long in service life, environmentally friendly and free of secondary pollution. The preparation process of the desulfuration adsorbent is simple, operation and control are easy, the performance is stable, the production cost is low, and the desulfuration adsorbent is suitable for industrialized production. When the desulfuration adsorbent is used for desulfuration of gasoline, the process operating conditions are mild, dsulfuration can be conducted under ordinary pressure and at a low temperature, accordingly energy consumption is reduced, and the operation cost is lowered.