<p>In this paper, the influence of the nature of zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂) precursors and some additional physical factors, such as ultrasound and hydrothermal aging, on the formation of ZrO₂ with high proportions of high-temperature, high specific surface area, and high porosity, crucial for gas adsorption and catalytic applications, is studied. The methods of producing ZrO₂, which use alkoxides and oxysalts of Zr as precursors, and involve sintering of ZrO₂ either with or without a structure-forming agent, such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), are considered. A comparative investigation of the textural and structural properties of ZrO₂ samples prepared by different methods is performed using techniques such as thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The obtained results suggest that the methods of producing ZrO₂, including ultrasonic treatment of pre-precipitated zirconium hydroxide suspensions followed by hydrothermal aging and template hydrothermal synthesis with CTAB and zirconium alkoxides, are promising. The samples used for the study had a crystallite size ranging from 5 to 13 nm, a specific surface area between 50 and 150 m²/g, a pore volume between 0.16 and 0.25 cm³/g, and a narrow pore size distribution.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>