The invention belongs to the technical field of photocatalyst synthesis, and concretely relates to a 
niobium hydroxide visible-light-driven photocatalyst having a wide-spectral catalytic performance and 
grafting with 
aromatic alcohol on the surface, and preparation and application thereof. A preparation method of the 
niobium hydroxide visible-light-driven photocatalyst comprises the steps of adopting columbium pentachloride as a 
niobium source, and hydrolyzing the columbium pentachloride at a certain temperature so as to firstly prepare niobium 
hydroxide; then adopting the 
aromatic alcohol as an 
organic solvent, and carrying out 
condensation reaction on the niobium hydroxide and 
aromatic alcohol molecules under a 
solvent thermal condition; and centrifugally separating, washing and 
drying an obtained 
solid substance so as to obtain the niobium hydroxide 
grafting with the aromatic 
alcohol on the surface. The niobium hydroxide 
grafting with the aromatic 
alcohol on the surface prepared by the invention is yellow 
powder, can effectively absorb visible light, and degrades 
pollutant rhodamine B, 
methyl orange and 
phenol under the 
visible light radiation; and reactions such as preparation of 
benzaldehyde through selective oxidation of phenylcarbinol, reduction of heavy 
metal ion hexavalent chromium Cr (VI), and 
reductive dechlorination of 
chlorophenol pollutants show that the niobium hydroxide grafting with the aromatic 
alcohol on the surface has better catalytic activity, is non-toxic, high-efficient, not easy to inactivate, and wide in application range, and has a favorable application prospect in the 
photocatalysis field.