The invention provides a preparation method of an 
activated carbon and 
alumina composite material, which comprises following steps: 
phenol and formalin are mixed in proportion, heated and stirred, so as to enable the 
phenol to be completely dissolved; aluminum 
hydroxide is added to an obtained processed solution to react, and then an acid solution is added to the processed solution to neutralize the processed solution, so that the reaction is stopped; the 
mixed solution is cooled to 
room temperature, decompressed and dehydrated, so as to obtain a liquid mixture; a 
foaming agent and a curing agent are added to the liquid mixture, and the liquid mixture is rapidly stirred, foamed and cured, so as to obtain a foam body; and the foam body is 
cut into a certain shape, put into a 
heating furnace to be carbonized and activated, and then the 
activated carbon and 
alumina composite material can be obtained. By adopting the preparation method, two materials, namely 
activated carbon and 
alumina can be tightly combined together, and the prepared activated carbon is firmly and evenly fixed in the 
activated alumina, so that the deficiencies of low strength and short service life of the activated carbon are corrected; and the preparation method is simple and practicable, requires low cost and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.