The invention relates to a zinc oxide material containing zinc-aluminate spinel. The zinc oxide content based on oxides is 55-90%, and the specific surface area of the zinc oxide material is 150-220 m<2>/g. The zinc oxide material is a zinc oxide material which contains the zinc-aluminate spinel, which is prepared by direct low-temperature calcination, which is uniformly dispersed, and the specific surface of which can be regulated in a range of 150-220 m<2>/g. The zinc oxide material is used for preparing adsorption desulphurization catalysts for gasoline or diesel oil treatment, can be added into an FCC catalyst as a desulphurization auxiliary agent, and can be adopted as a hydrodesulfurization catalyst carrier to load active components and then used for hydrodesulfurization of gasoline or diesel oil.