Zn/ZSM-5(NZ2)andZn/Ni/ZSM-5(NZ3)asthecatalystsformethanoltoaromatics(MTA)weresynthesizedbyasimpleultrasonicimpregnation.ThetexturalandacidpropertiesofallcatalystswerecharacterizedusingXRD,HRTEM,NH3-TPD,Py-IR,XPS,XRFandTGtechniques.TheXRDandHRTEMresultsshowedthatthebasiczeolitestructureswerenotaffectedmuchwiththeincorporationofZnandNispecies.However,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinacidproperties.ThePy-IRandXPSresultsindicatedthattheZn-Lewisacidsites(ZnOH+species),whichhavestrongerinteractionwiththezeoliteframeworkcomparedwithZnOspecies,weregeneratedattheexpenseofBacidsiteswiththeincorporationofzincspecies.Moreover,theproductanalysisresultsshowedthattheincorporationofzincspeciespromotedtheprimaryaromatizationbyenhancingthedehydroaromatizationandsuppressingthecrackingandsubsequentH-transferreaction.Furthermore,theadditionofNispecieswellinhibitedthelossofzincspeciesbyconvertingpartialZnOspeciestoZnOH+species,andthusimprovedthearomatizationactivityandcatalyststability.ThecatalyticperformanceresultsshowedthattheNZ3possesshigherconversionofmethanolinalongertimeandloweraveragerateofcokeformationcomparedwithNZ2.Inaddition,theNZ3alsoexhibitedthehighestyieldofBTXasthereactionproceeds.