The invention discloses a bulk hydrotreating catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst comprises three active
metal components, namely Mo, W and Ni, and the sum of active
metal oxides is 30 to 70 weight percent. In the method, a proper amount of water-
soluble nitrogen-containing compound is added in the bulk catalyst gelatinating process, the pore structure of the catalyst is improved, more
metal active sites are exposed on the surface of the catalyst, the
utilization rate of active metals is improved, the catalyst has obviously
high activity compared with the common bulk catalyst under the condition of the same metal content, and the consumption of the active metals for the common bulk catalyst can be reduced and the preparation cost of the catalyst can be reduced under thecondition of the equivalent activity. In addition, the bulk catalyst has increased
pore diameter and pore volume, the Ni-W high
active center is fully utilized, complicated macromolecules are easier to contact the
active center, and the effect is particularly more obvious when the catalyst treats distillates with high
macromolecule content.