A process for preparing C 2 to C 5 paraffins comprising: introducing a feed stream comprising hydrogen gas and a carbon-containing gas selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof into a reaction zone of a reactor; and converting the feed stream into a product stream comprising C 2 to C 5 paraffins in the reaction zone in the presence of a hybrid catalyst, the hybrid catalyst comprising: a metal oxide catalyst component comprising copper, chromium, and zinc, a microporous catalyst component that is a molecular sieve having 8-MR pore openings, wherein the metal oxide catalyst component is prepared by: precipitating solids from a solution comprising copper salt, chromium salt, and zinc salt in a solvent to obtain a precipitate comprising copper, chromium, and zinc; and calcining the precipitate at a temperature from 300 °C to 600 °C, and wherein the metal oxide catalyst component satisfies: an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00; an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50; and an atomic percentage of (Al + Cr) from 10.0 at% to 30.0 at% based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component. introducing a feed stream comprising hydrogen gas and a carbon-containing gas selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof into a reaction zone of a reactor; and converting the feed stream into a product stream comprising C 2 to C 5 paraffins in the reaction zone in the presence of a hybrid catalyst, the hybrid catalyst comprising: a metal oxide catalyst component comprising copper, chromium, and zinc, a microporous catalyst component that is a molecular sieve having 8-MR pore openings, wherein the metal oxide catalyst component is prepared by: precipitating solids from a solution comprising copper salt, chromium salt, and zinc salt in a solvent to obtain a precipitate comprising copper, chromium, and zinc; and calcining the precipitate at a temperature from 300 °C to 600 °C, and wherein the metal oxide catalyst component satisfies: an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00; an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50; and an atomic percentage of (Al + Cr) from 10.0 at% to 30.0 at% based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component. a metal oxide catalyst component comprising copper, chromium, and zinc, a microporous catalyst component that is a molecular sieve having 8-MR pore openings, wherein the metal oxide catalyst component is prepared by: precipitating solids from a solution comprising copper salt, chromium salt, and zinc salt in a solvent to obtain a precipitate comprising copper, chromium, and zinc; and calcining the precipitate at a temperature from 300 °C to 600 °C, and wherein the metal oxide catalyst component satisfies: an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00; an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50; and an atomic percentage of (Al + Cr) from 10.0 at% to 30.0 at% based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component. precipitating solids from a solution comprising copper salt, chromium salt, and zinc salt in a solvent to obtain a precipitate comprising copper, chromium, and zinc; and calcining the precipitate at a temperature from 300 °C to 600 °C, and wherein the metal oxide catalyst component satisfies: an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00; an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50; and an atomic percentage of (Al + Cr) from 10.0 at% to 30.0 at% based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component. an atomic ratio of Cu/Zn from 0.25 to 1.00; an atomic ratio of Cr/Zn from 0.20 to 0.50; and an atomic percentage of (Al + Cr) from 10.0 at% to 30.0 at% based on a total amount of metal in the metal oxide catalyst component. <EOS>