A hydrocracking catalyst and a preparing method thereof are disclosed. The catalyst comprises
metal components with hydrogenation activity and a carrier comprising a beta
molecular sieve,
amorphous silicon aluminum and aluminum
oxide, wherein properties of the beta
molecular sieve are as follows: the specific surface area is 400-800 m2 / g, the total pore volume is 0.4-0.55 mL / g, the SiO2 / Al2O3
mole ratio is 30-60, the relative
crystallinity is 120-140%, the
infrared acid content is 0.55-1.0 mmol / g, the non-framework aluminum accounts for less than 1% of the total aluminum, the amount of medium-
strong acids which is measured by a NH3-TPD method accounts for 70-85% of the
total acid amount, and the percent of Na2O is not more than 0.15 wt%. The preparing method includes mixing the beta
molecular sieve, the
amorphous silicon aluminum and the aluminum
oxide, kneading and forming to prepare the carrier; and loading the
metal components with hydrogenation activity by a conventional method. The beta molecular
sieve which is proper in
silicon aluminum ratio, large in specific surface area, proper in acidity, reasonable in pore structure and low in content of non-framework aluminum, and the
amorphous silicon aluminum are adopted as
cracking components of the catalyst. The prepared catalyst is characterized by producing a clean diesel oil product with a low
condensation point with the highest yield, improving properties of hydrogenation
tail oil, and the like.