The invention relates to a supported
nickel-based catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The
active ingredient of the catalyst is
nickel, and the
nickel accounts for 5 to 30 percent of the total
mass of the catalyst; and silica,
active carbon,
silica gel, a
molecular sieve or
alumina is taken as a carrier. In the preparation method, the
active ingredient is supported on the surface of the carrier by a
solid-phase dispersion method, the dispersibility of the
active ingredient is improved and the interaction force between the active ingredient and the carrier is enhanced through the heat treatment process, and a catalyst precursor is reduced through the
liquid phase reduction process. Compared with the traditional immersion method, the method has the advantages that: a filtering and
drying step is saved, the operating process is more simple, the catalyst preparation cost is low, the
energy consumption is low, the method is environment-friendly, the activity of the prepared catalyst is equal to that of the catalyst prepared by the immersion method, and the method is suitable for industrial amplification production of the supported nickel-based catalyst.