Hydrogenation catalyst with improved sulfur resistance and method for producing same

A method for producing a hydrogenation catalyst, comprising:

• preparing a first solution by dissolving a nickel precursor in a solvent so as to have a weight concentration (g/L) of nickel in the range of 25 to 100 in the first solution;
• preparing a second solution by adding a copper precursor and a cerium precursor to the first solution so as to have a weight concentration (g/L) of copper in the range of 0.01 to 5 and a weight concentration (g/L) of cerium in the range of 0.05 to 5 in the second solution;
• preparing a third solution by adding a silica carrier to the second solution and dispersing the silica carrier therein so as to have a weight concentration (g/L) of silica in the range of 5 to 30 in the third solution;
• placing the third solution in a precipitation bottle, followed by stirring and heating the third solution to a temperature of 50° C. to 120° C.;
• preparing a catalyst by adding a pH regulator to the third solution to precipitate and deposit the precursors on the silica carrier;
• washing and filtering the catalyst, followed by drying the filtered catalyst;
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• activating the dried catalyst through reduction of the dried catalyst.