The invention discloses a production method of 1,4-
naphthoquinone, the catalyst used and its application. The method comprises: step 1, mixing liquid
naphthalene with hot air, heating and vaporizing to obtain a
naphthalene-air mixture; step 2 , the
naphthalene-air mixture is input into the first reactor, and the
catalytic oxidation reaction is carried out at 350-400°C by the first catalyst, and the gas
residence time is 1-1.5 seconds; The
aqueous solution of the product; Step 4, performing
solid-liquid separation treatment, collecting the
solid mixture and the liquid mixture respectively; Step 5, separating the
solid mixture through
solvent extraction and recrystallization to obtain 1,4-
naphthoquinone. The production method of the present invention has low difficulty in controlling the concentration of naphthalene, high safety, low degree of deep oxidation, and high yield. The conversion rate of naphthalene is 95.5~99.7%, and the yields of the main reaction products 1,4-
naphthoquinone and
phthalic anhydride are 44% respectively. ~58%, total reaction yield ≥ 102%, total product yield ≥ 95%, broad application prospects.