The application discloses a
praseodymium-
copper heterogeneous catalyst for efficiently electro-reducing
carbon dioxide to synthesize a multi-carbon
alcohol product and a preparation method thereof. The
praseodymium-
copper heterogeneous catalyst is a
composite material of
praseodymium oxide and
copper oxide, wherein praseodymium, copper and
oxygen are uniformly distributed in the praseodymium-copper heterogeneous catalyst; the praseodymium
oxide is an oxide with a praseodymium-
oxygen molar ratio of 6:11; and the
molar ratio of praseodymium to copper is not less than 2. The application provides a method for electro-catalytically reducing
carbon dioxide to prepare a multi-carbon
alcohol product, which comprises the following steps: taking a mercury / mercury oxide
electrode as a
reference electrode, taking a
nickel foam
electrode as a counter
electrode, taking the praseodymium-copper heterogeneous catalyst as a
working electrode, and performing electrochemical reduction in a gas
diffusion type flow
electrolytic cell to obtain the multi-carbon
alcohol product. The praseodymium-copper heterogeneous catalyst material is designed, the interaction relationship between metals and carriers and between the
metal-carrier and reaction intermediates in the catalyst is adjusted by introducing the
rare earth element praseodymium, so that the reaction activity and the selectivity of the target product are improved.