The invention discloses a core-shell structure carbon-coated
nickel-
neodymium alloy catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of catalysts. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dispersing a soluble
nickel salt, a soluble
neodymium salt, glucose and
titanium dioxide in a mixed
solvent of water and
ethylene glycol, carrying out a heating reaction, and
roasting the product of the heating reaction to obtain the core-shell structure carbon-coated
nickel-
neodymium alloy catalyst. According to the core-shell structure carbon-coated nickel-neodymium
alloy catalyst disclosed by the invention, nano
titanium dioxide is taken as a substrate, and directional regulation and control of adsorption and
desorption behaviors of reactants on the surface of the catalyst are realized by finely regulating and controlling electronic microenvironments of nickel and neodymium active centers. The
reaction path is effectively guided to proceed in an expected direction, so that the synthesis efficiency of the high-carbon
alcohol is remarkably enhanced. Experimental results show that the catalyst has excellent catalytic performance in an
ethanol water
phase coupling reaction, the yield of C4 and higher alcohols can reach 61.1%, and the selectivity can reach 98.8%.