The application provides a
metal oxide supported active
metal catalyst, a preparation method and application thereof. The
metal oxide supported active
metal catalyst comprises a metal
oxide carrier and active metal particles supported on the metal oxide carrier; the loading amount of the active metal is 0.1wt%-5wt% based on 100% of the
mass of the metal oxide carrier. It is tested that the
hydrogenation reaction of carbonates to prepare
formate by using the metal oxide supported active
metal catalyst provided by the application as a
hydrogen source or using gaseous
carbon monoxide with different concentrations and water to provide in-situ
hydrogen source for the
water gas shift reaction realizes the
hydrogenation reaction of carbonates to prepare
formate, the yield of the obtained
formate is high, the selectivity is above 99%, there is no attenuation after 6 cycles, and the metal oxide supported active
metal catalyst has excellent
bifunctional effect. In addition, the preparation method of the metal oxide supported active metal catalyst is simple, the operation condition is mild, and the cost is low, so that large-scale production can be realized.