The invention relates to the technical field of catalytic materials, in particular to a monatomic
alloy catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that a first solution obtained by mixing
cobalt salt, silver salt and a
solvent is mixed with a second solution obtained by mixing 2-methylimidazole and a
solvent, stirring treatment is conducted, and a first precursor solution is obtained; and carrying out first heat treatment on the obtained precipitate in an
inert atmosphere to obtain the fcc Ag1Co / C monatomic
alloy catalyst. A first solution and a second solution are mixed to obtain an Ag / ZIF-67 precipitate which is a Co-based
zeolite imidazate framework structure
composite material, an organic framework of the Co-based
zeolite imidazate framework structure
composite material is decomposed and carbonized through high-temperature heat treatment, meanwhile, Ag and Co species are reduced and converted into nanoparticles, and the Ag / ZIF-67 precipitate is obtained. And finally, the
composite material catalyst with the Ag1Co monatomic
alloy nanoparticles embedded into the
nitrogen-
doped carbon matrix is formed. The catalyst shows the most excellent activity and selectivity, the removal rate of 4-NP reaches 100% within 6 min, and high catalytic activity can be achieved.