Zinc　acetate/active　carbon　catalysts　were　prepared　by　supporting　zinc　acetate　on　six　kinds　of　active　carbon　separately　and　used　in　synthesis　of　vinyl　acetate.　Specific　surface　area,　pore　structure,　surface　oxygen　functional　groups,　surface　morphology　and　chemical　composition　of　active　carbon　supports　were　investigated　by　means　of　N2　adsorption,　TPD,　elemental　analysis　and　SEM.　Comparing　with　ink-bottle-shaped　pore　structure,　slit-like　pore　structure　is　in　favor　of　adsorption-desorption　of　reactant　and　product　molecules　on　inner　surface　of　catalysts.　So　catalytic　activity　of　zinc　acetate　supported　on　active　carbon　with　slit-like　pores　is　higher.　In　general,　active　carbon　with　high　specific　surface　area,　high　content　of　surface　oxygen　functional　groups　containing　C　=　O,　high　carbon　purity,　and　low　ash　content　is　appropriate　to　be　used　as　support　of　zinc　acetate　catalyst　in　synthesis　of　vinyl　acetate.