The invention belongs to the technical field of catalyst preparation, and particularly relates to an efficient hydrophobic
methanol catalyst and a preparation method thereof.The method comprises the steps that raw materials such as
copper salt,
zinc salt and aluminum salt are prepared, the total
molar ratio of
copper to
zinc to aluminum is preset, and the
zinc salt and the aluminum salt are split according to the deviation smaller than or equal to 10% from the total
molar ratio; preparing a first
salt solution, a second
salt solution, an auxiliary solution and an alkali solution; the method comprises the following steps: establishing a first liquid level of a reaction kettle, adding a first
salt solution and alkali liquor in a parallel flow manner at a preset temperature and pH value to construct a core phase, then adding a second salt solution, an auxiliary agent solution and the alkali liquor to form a
coating layer, and heating for aging; washing,
drying and
roasting to prepare a catalyst precursor; preparing a hydrophobic component solution and an
oxide precursor solution, mixing and hydrolyzing to obtain a composite hydrophobic solution; and dipping a precursor in the solution, and
drying to obtain the product. The problem of water-induced inactivation of a traditional catalyst is solved, the CO2 conversion rate and
methanol selectivity are improved, the inactivation rate is reduced, and the process is suitable for industrial production.