The invention relates to the technical field of catalysts, and discloses a nano
nickel-based catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The nano
nickel-based catalyst comprises a carrier, a main
active component and an auxiliary
active component, the carrier contains at least two of SiO2, MgO, TiO2, Al2O3 and ZrO2, the main
active component is
nickel, and the auxiliary active component is at least one of Ag, Pd, Pt, Mo, W, Fe and Cu; based on the total weight of the nano nickel-based catalyst, the content of the main active component is 15-60%, the content of the auxiliary active component is 0.01-0.2%, and the balance is the carrier. The nano nickel-based catalyst has excellent hydrogenation activity and selectivity under mild reaction
process conditions, the conversion rate of 4, 4 '-dinitrodiphenyl
ether can reach 100%, the selectivity of 4, 4'-
diaminodiphenyl ether can reach 99.8%, the single-pass yield of the target product is high, side reactions are extremely few, the stability is high, the conversion rate is still 99.9% or above after the reaction is performed for 1000 h, and the catalyst is suitable for industrial production. And the selectivity can still be maintained at 99.5% or above.