The application discloses a
noble metal catalyst for selective catalytic oxidative
dehydrogenation of crude
helium, which comprises an
active component, a carrier, an auxiliary agent and a selective
regulator; the
active component is selected from one or two of Pt, Pd and Ru; the carrier is
alumina pellets prepared with the aid of
ammonium alginate; the auxiliary agent is any one or more of Ce, La, Y, Zr, Mg and Sr; and the selective
regulator is selected from one or more of Ni, Mn, Co, Mo, W and Nb. The catalyst can be applied to a catalytic oxidative
dehydrogenation unit for
helium extraction from
natural gas, realizes selective oxidation of
hydrogen, and solves the problem that the existing catalyst simultaneously catalytically oxidizes
methane in crude
helium into CO2. Through modification of the catalyst, adsorption of
methane is inhibited, CO2 generation is greatly reduced, and the load of a subsequent separation and purification unit is reduced. The catalyst has good low-temperature activity, low CO2 selectivity, and the
volume fraction of H2 in outlet gas after
dehydrogenation is lower than 0.1 ppm, and the
volume fraction of CO2 is lower than 30 ppm.