The invention discloses a method for using 
biomass waste for preparing a 
nitrogen-
doped carbon nanotube coated 
metal particle 
composite material. The method includes the following steps that firstly, the 
biomass waste and KOH are evenly mixed in deionized water, an obtained heterogeneous mixture is carbonized under the protection of 
inert gas, and 
biomass charcoal is obtained; and then, the biomass 
charcoal, a nitrogenous nonmetallic compound and water-soluble 
divalent metal salt are evenly mixed in methyl 
alcohol, the obtained heterogeneous mixture is subjected to 
pyrolysis under the protection of the 
inert gas, and therefore a target product is obtained. By the adoption of the method, a two-step 
pyrolysis technology is adopted for achieving growth of carbon nanotubes, and dispersion of 
metal nanoparticles and formation of a cooperative acting mechanism are promoted; the stability of the 
composite material is reinforced through the structure of 
carbon nanotube coated 
metal nanoparticles; the surface activity and 
dispersity of a 
carbon layer are improved through in-situ decoration of the 
nitrogen element; and the contact and 
active site point number is increased through the formation of a rich pore structure and the high specific surface area.