The invention discloses an integral
hierarchical porous reticular
nickel catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of chemical catalytic materials. According to the catalyst, a commercial
nickel net is used as a supporting framework, and a porous
nickel active layer with micron-level thickness is constructed on the surface of a nickel net wire, so that an integral structure with
macro-mesoporous-micro hierarchical pore channels is formed. The preparation method comprises the following steps: burying the nickel net in mixed
powder containing aluminum
powder and an activating agent (aluminum
chloride or
ammonium chloride), and carrying out high-temperature
roasting in an
inert atmosphere to form a nickel-aluminum
alloy layer on the surface of the nickel net; and then aluminum is removed through alkali liquor
corrosion, and the monolithic catalyst with the
raney nickel type porous structure on the surface is obtained. The catalyst has the advantages of excellent
mass and
heat transfer performance, high specific surface area, abundant active sites, simple preparation process and low cost. When the catalyst is applied to an
adiponitrile hydrogenation reaction,
high activity and
high selectivity are shown. Assistants such as Fe, Cr, Mo, Co, Zn and the like can be introduced through post-modification, so that the performance is further improved.