The invention relates to a
cerium-based catalyst, and relates to an application of the
cerium-based catalyst in
methane oxyhalogenation methods used for preparing halogenated
methane. The
methane oxyhalogenation methods used for preparing halogenated methane comprise a methane
chlorine oxidation method used for preparing methyl
chloride and a methane
bromine oxidation method used for preparing methyl
bromide. The
cerium-based catalyst is suitable to be used in methane oxyhalogenation reactions. The cerium-based catalyst can be a CeO2 catalyst, a cerium-based bi-component
composite oxide catalyst, a load-type cerium-based
oxide catalyst, or the like. With the cerium-based catalyst, the methane oxyhalogenation reactions including a
chlorine oxidation reaction and a
bromine oxidation reaction can be effectively and stably catalyzed, and methyl
chloride and methyl
bromide can be prepared. With the cerium-based catalyst, reactants such as CH4, HCl and O2 can be catalytically converted with high efficiency for carrying out a
chlorine oxidation reaction, such that products CH3Cl and CH2Cl2 are produced. Also, with the cerium-based catalyst, reactants such as CH4, HBr(H2O), and O2 can be converted with high efficiency for carrying out a
bromine oxidation reaction, such that products CH3Br and CH2Br2 are produced.