The invention discloses a
copper based catalyst used for hydrogenating
carbon dioxide to synthesize
methanol, and a preparation method and an application thereof. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps: 1,
processing a
zinc salt, an aluminum salt, a
zirconium salt and a stabilizer to prepare a first solution, or
processing the
zinc salt, the aluminum salt and the
zirconium salt to prepare a second solution; 2,
processing carbonate and
hydroxide to prepare a third solution; 3, processing a
copper salt to prepare a fourth solution; 4, processing the first solution and the third solution to form a first
precipitation solution, or processing the second solution and the third solution to form a second
precipitation solution; 5, adding the fourth solution to the first
precipitation solution to form a third precipitation solution or adding the fourth solution to the second precipitation solution to form a fourth precipitation solution,
ageing after Cu in the precipitation solution precipitates, and washing; and 6,
drying, and calcining. The catalyst contains 30-50% of Cu, 20-40% of Zn, 10-20% of Al, and 5-20% of Zr. The catalyst is used for a reaction for hydrogenating
carbon dioxide to synthesize
methanol.