The invention discloses novel sulfur dioxide adsorbent, prepared from, by weight, 10-20 parts of activated carbon, 8-10 parts of sodium carbonate, 8-10 parts of sodium bicarbonate and 5-10 parts of zeolite powder, 5-10 parts of ferric chloride, 8-10 parts of sodium percarbonate, 8-10 parts of citric acid, 3-5 parts of sodium hypochlorite, and 20-30 parts of water. Compared with existing technology, the invention has the following beneficial effects: 1, the invention cannot only have stronger effect of removing sulfur dioxide, but also greatly decrease air pollution index; 2, the preparing technology is relatively simple and cost is low.