The invention discloses a copper oxide-containing composite air filter paper. The copper oxide-containing composite air filter paper is made by using the following raw materials, by weight, 53-56 parts of a poplar pulp, 44-48 parts of a rag pulp, 1-2 parts of green bamboo bark, 1-2 parts of durian shell, 2-3 parts of nanometer silicon carbide, 2-3 parts of nanometer titanium dioxide, 1-2 parts of copper oxide, 0.7-1 part of a titanate coupling agent TC-9, 0.3-0.5 parts of chitin, 0.3-0.4 parts of rosin size, 0.6-0.8 parts of turpentine, 6-8 parts of a polyvinyl acetate emulsion adhesive, 3-5 parts of a melamine-formaldehyde resin, 0.5-0.6 parts of sucrose fatty ester, 1-2 parts of an assistant, and a proper amount of water. Titanium dioxide and copper oxide added in the invention have a catalysis performance, and can purify air; and the assistant added in the invention is safe and environmentally friendly, and forms tiny apertures on the surface of filter paper, so the adsorptivity is increased, and the filtering performance is improved.