The invention provides a low-temperature activation efficient
ammonia decomposition catalyst and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of
ammonia decomposition catalysis. The catalyst is a
nickel-containing FER
molecular sieve; according to the
molecular sieve, a
nickel-containing carbon material is taken as a
nickel source and a hard template agent, and
metal nickel is introduced into the FER
molecular sieve in situ; and the content of nickel in the nickel-containing molecular
sieve is 0.1-5wt.% in terms of nickel element. the invention also provides a preparation method of the catalyst. The method specifically comprises the following steps of: adding a nickel-containing carbon material, a
silicon source, an aluminum source, an organic template agent, inorganic base and a
solvent into a reactor according to proportions; continuously stirring the materials to obtain uniform
sol, aging the uniform
sol; transferring the
sol to a
hydrothermal reaction kettle for
crystallization; performing filtering, washing,
drying and
roasting on a product which is obtained after the reaction is finished; carrying out
hydrogen transformation on an obtained molecular
sieve; and finally
roasting to obtain the nickel-containing FER molecular
sieve. The catalyst disclosed by the invention has the advantages of rich microporous structure, short
crystallization time and high catalyst activity and stability; the temperature required by
ammonia decomposition is greatly reduced; and the catalyst has huge industrial application potential.