The invention belongs to the technical field of catalysts, and particularly relates to a carbon-coated
metal oxide catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The method comprises the following steps: mixing
biomass and
enzyme-containing liquid, and carrying out enzymolysis treatment to obtain
biomass subjected to enzymolysis treatment; enzymes in the
enzyme-containing liquid comprise
cellulase and
xylanase; mixing the
biomass subjected to enzymolysis treatment,
metal salt and a
nitrogen source, and sequentially performing
pyrolysis in protective gas and annealing treatment in an
air atmosphere to obtain a carbon-coated
metal oxide catalyst; the
pyrolysis comprises low-temperature
pyrolysis and high-temperature pyrolysis in sequence; the temperature of the low-temperature pyrolysis is 350 to 450 DEG C; the temperature of the high-temperature pyrolysis is 700 to 800 DEG C. The carbon-coated metal
oxide catalyst prepared by the invention has a multi-stage structure with a core metal oxide, a middle carbon
branch channel and an outer layer N-doped
charcoal, is large in specific surface area, has excellent structural uniformity and reactivity, and can improve the efficiency of biomass pyrolysis for
hydrogen production.