The invention relates to the field of catalysts, and discloses a catalyst for synthesizing
pyromellitic dianhydride through
durene gas-phase oxidation, the catalyst contains a
molecular sieve with an AFI structure, a V element and a
Ti element, and the XRD
diffraction pattern of the catalyst has main
diffraction characteristic peaks when 2 theta = 7.4, 12.9, 14.9, 19.8, 21.0, 22.4, 26.0, 27.4, 29.1, 30.1, 34.6, 36.1, 37.8, 39.2, 41.2, 44.1, 54.3, 56.6, 62.7, 64.0, 69.0 and 69.8. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the steps that a
vanadium source, a
titanium source and raw materials used for synthesizing the
molecular sieve of the AFI structure form a material to be subjected to hydrothermal
crystallization, then hydrothermal
crystallization and
roasting are conducted, and the pH of the material to be subjected to hydrothermal
crystallization is 1-4. The catalyst provided by the invention is especially suitable for oxidation synthesis of
pyromellitic dianhydride from
durene, and has high
pyromellitic dianhydride yield. When the catalyst is used for synthesizing pyromellitic dianhydride through
durene gas-phase oxidation, the yield of pyromellitic dianhydride can reach 86.2%, and a good technical effect is achieved.