The invention belongs to the technical field of
catalysis, and particularly relates to a preparation method and application of a
bifunctional catalyst for high-selectivity preparation of
isobutyraldehyde by propylene
hydroformylation. According to the characteristics of an
isobutyraldehyde product, propylene is firstly adsorbed on a
rare earth modified acidic carrier to generate secondary positivecarbon ions, then the secondary positive carbon ions are subjected to addition with CO on
active center cobalt carbide, and finally the product is generated through addition with active
hydrogen. Thebifunctional catalyst is prepared by the steps of dipping
cobalt salt and a
nitrogen-containing compound precursor into acidic
molecular sieve pores, carbonizing at a relatively high temperature, generating
active center cobalt carbide highly dispersed in the
molecular sieve pores in situ, and generating an N-
modified carbon layer on the surface of the
cobalt carbide. The carrier in the catalystplays an acidic role, and
cobalt carbide activates CO and H2 at the same time. The prepared catalyst enables the yield of
isobutyraldehyde to be as high as 79%. The catalyst prepared by the method islow in cost, high in activity, good in catalyst stability and high in isobutyraldehyde selectivity, and has a good industrial prospect.