Herein,　we　designed　integrated　ZnZrOx/ZSM-5　catalysts　with　adjustable　intimacy　of　the　two　components　for　CO2　hydrogenation　to　aromatics.　The　rice　husk　derived-SiO2　(denoted　as　bio-SiO2)　was　employed　as　a　platform　to　tune　the　intimacy,　which　can　be　adjusted　by　changing　the　amount　of　biomass　during　the　catalyst　fabrication.　It　was　found　that　the　optimization　of　intimacy　significantly　improved　the　aromatics　selectivity　from　28%　to　74.7%.　Importantly,　the　dimensionless　number　intimacy　was　quantified　by　considering　the　particle　size,　density,　specific　surface　areas,　and　the　limiting　distance　for　methanol　back-mixing.　The　intimacy　acted　as　a　descriptor　governing　the　aromatics　selectivity　in　the　CO2　hydrogenation　reaction,　which　boosted　the　transfer　and　conversion　of　intermediates　from　metallic　sites　to　acidic　sites.　These　findings　shed　light　on　the　understanding　of　the　intimacy　criterion　for　boosting　CO2　hydrogenation　to　aromatics　with　the　controlled　spatial　distributions　of　the　two　components　on　a　porous　bio-platform.　©　2023　Elsevier　B.V.