Provided in the present invention is a preparation method for a
metal oxide /
ruthenium-
tungsten composite catalyst and the use of the
metal oxide /
ruthenium-
tungsten composite catalyst in the
catalysis of the cleavage of a C-O bond in
lignin. The preparation method comprises: weighing a
tungstate, dissolving same in deionized water, and stirring the resulting solution until uniform, so as to obtain a solution a; weighing
ruthenium chloride, dissolving same in deionized water, and stirring the resulting solution until uniform, so as to obtain a solution b; mixing the solution a with the solution b, so as to obtain a solution c; dissolving a nanometer
metal oxide in deionized water, and stirring same, so as to obtain a solution d; S4, adding, in a dropwise manner, the solution c to the solution d, so as to obtain a solution e, and subjecting the solution e to rotary
evaporation and a
vacuum drying treatment, so as to obtain a catalyst precursor; and S5, placing the catalyst precursor into a tubular furnace, and reducing same in a H2 / Ar
atmosphere, so as to obtain a metal oxide / ruthenium-
tungsten composite catalyst. In the present invention, a metal oxide carrier is loaded with ruthenium and tungsten by means of an impregnation method, the preparation process is simple, and environmental
pollution and
energy consumption are low; and a
lignin model compound is efficiently catalytically cracked into an aromatic compound under mild conditions, and few by-products are produced.