The invention discloses an N +
ion modified alpha-PbO
porous electrode, a preparation method thereof and an application of electro-catalytic synthesis of
sodium borohydride, and the preparation process of the
porous electrode is as follows: firstly ball-milling beta-PbO
powder, then stirring by using an N-containing cationic surfactant solution, forming N + modification on the alpha-PbO surface, mixing with
sodium metaborate, conductive
powder and paraffin,
grinding, tabletting, and finally obtaining the N +
ion modified alpha-PbO
porous electrode. And embedding in aluminum
oxide and
sintering, thereby finishing the preparation. N + modification is formed on the surface of alpha-PbO, so that the double-electric-layer structure on the surface of a catalytic
electrode can be improved, and
mass transfer of a reactant B (OH) 4-on a
cathode is promoted; meanwhile, Pb-N-O bonds are easily formed on the surface of the modified catalyst, the
adsorption effect on-OH is enhanced, and activation of reactants on the surface of the catalyst is facilitated. The N +
ion modified alpha-PbO porous
electrode is used for
solid-phase electrolytic synthesis of
sodium borohydride and has efficient performance, and the current efficiency of electroreduction synthesis of
sodium borohydride in an alkaline
sodium metaborate solution can reach 67.6% or above.