The application discloses a
petroleum resin hydrogenation catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The
petroleum resin hydrogenation catalyst comprises a first phase and a second phase; the first phase comprises aluminum
oxide and
nickel oxide, the second phase comprises aluminum
oxide,
zinc oxide and
nickel oxide, and the catalyst has a spherical core-shell structure. The preparation method of the
petroleum resin hydrogenation catalyst comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing an aluminum oxide-
nickel oxide composite material; then, uniformly dispersing the
composite material with a surfactant and a
hydrocarbon-containing compound to obtain material A; uniformly mixing aluminum
sol, a
zinc-containing compound, a nickel-containing compound, a curing agent and an emulsifier additive to obtain a
mixed solution; finally, mixing the material A with the
mixed solution, and further performing forming, aging, extraction, washing,
drying and
calcination to obtain the
petroleum resin hydrogenation catalyst. The
petroleum resin hydrogenation catalyst has the advantages of high
sulfur resistance, high hydrogenation decolorization performance and high stability, and is especially suitable for C5 and C9
petroleum resin hydrogenation treatment processes.