The invention discloses a catalyst for synthesizing methyl mercaptan and a preparation method of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier, an
active component and an assistant, wherein the carrier is gamma-Al2O3, the
active component is one or more of Fe2O3, MoO3, ZnO and NiO, and the assistant is
alkali metal oxide or
alkaline earth metal oxide. The catalyst is prepared as follows: impregnating a precursor of the assistant on the carrier by using a secondary equivalent-volume impregnation method, loading the precursor containing the
active component by using the impregnation method again after
roasting for one time, and obtaining a target product namely the catalyst for synthesizing the methyl mercaptan after the secondary
roasting. According to the catalyst provided by the invention, methyl
alcohol and sulfuretted
hydrogen are used as raw materials to synthesize the methyl mercaptan, the selectivity of the catalyst is good, the active temperature of the catalyst is lower than that of the prior art, the
reaction temperature is between 230-260 DEG C, the yield of the methyl mercaptan is more than 90%, in addition, no
dimethyl sulfide is produced in the target product, so that subsequent separation is not needed.