The invention discloses a supported catalyst for synthesizing 1,4-dimethylpiperazine. Roasted spherical gamma-Al2O3 serves as a carrier, and
active components, cuprum and
nickel, are loaded on the carrier. The invention further provides a method of synthesizing 1,4-dimethylpiperazine by using the supported catalyst. The method comprises the steps of putting the supported catalyst in a fixed-
bed reactor, performing activation by the action of
hydrogen, injecting a
raw material, N-methylethanolamine into a
vaporization chamber via a sampling pump for
vaporization, regulating a flow rate of the sampling pump, allowing volumetric
space velocity to be 0.1-0.5h<1>, regulating
hydrogen pressure to allow reaction pressure to be 0.2-2.0MPa, allowing
reaction temperature to be 200-300 DEG C, allowing a product to flow out from the bottom of the fixed-
bed reactor, collecting the product after condensation by a condenser, and performing rectification at
atmospheric pressure to form 1,4-dimethylpiperazine. The method is simple in technology, appropriate in reaction condition, low in production cost and higher in yield, and the adopted catalyst is low in cost, good in activity and long in service life.