Catalyst for converting carbon-containing stream to C2 to C5 paraffins and method using the catalyst

A hybrid catalyst comprising:

• a metal oxide catalyst component comprising copper, chromium, and zinc;
• and
• a microporous catalyst component that is a molecular sieve having 8-MR pore openings, wherein
• the metal oxide catalyst component is prepared by:
• precipitating solids from a solution comprising copper salt, chromium salt, and zinc salt in a solvent to obtain a precipitate comprising copper, chromium, and zinc;
• and
• calcining the precipitate at a temperature from 300° C. to 600° C., wherein
• the metal oxide catalyst component satisfies:
• an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00;
• an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50;
• and
• an atomic percentage of (Al+Cr) from 10.0 at % to 30.0 at % based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component.