Catalyst and application of catalyst in technology for preparing 1,5-pentanediol through hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

The invention relates to a catalyst and an application of the catalyst in a technology for preparing 1,5-pentanediol through hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. The catalyst comprises an active component and an assistant, wherein the active component is one out of raney Ni, raney Co, raney Cu, and the assistant is one out of MoO3, MoOx/SiO2, ReOx/SiO2, WO3, SnO2 and MnO2. A synthesis technology of the catalyst is simple, a noble metal Rh or Ir catalyst is replaced by a non-noble metal raney catalyst, the cost of the catalyst is greatly lowered, the catalysis effect is excellent, the reaction of preparing 1,5-pentanediol with the catalyst adopts one-step hydrogenation, the flow is simple, and the reaction route is a sustainable development route.