The invention discloses preparation of a
ruthenium-modified Ir / C catalyst and application of the
ruthenium-modified Ir / C catalyst to
citral hydrogenization. The catalyst comprises an
active carbon carrier, and an
active component comprises Ir nano particles and Ru nano particles, wherein the
carrying capacity of the Ir nano particles is 1.0 to 5.0 percent, and the
carrying capacity of the Ru nano particles is 0 to 4.0 percent. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the
ruthenium-modified Ir / C catalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, treating
active carbon through
nitric acid, then carrying the
active component including
iridium and auxiliary ruthenium to obtain a catalyst precursor, and carrying out
drying and reducing. As Ru replaces part of Ir, the catalyst disclosed by the invention is lower in cost, and also has higher
catalysis activity and selectivity; furthermore, the catalyst can be used indiscriminately for multiple times, so that the production cost is reduced. When the catalyst is applied to
citral hydrogenization to synthesize
nerol, the
raw material conversion rate is 100 percent, and the
nerol /
geraniol selectivity is up to 98.0 percent; the reaction process is mild in condition, and can completely meet the industrial production requirement.