Methanol carbonylation is the main process for producing acetic acid. The current technology is based on precious rhodium and iridium catalysts dissolved in liquid phase[1,2]. A heterogeneous catalyst based on a cheaper metal will have much theoretical and economic significance in improving the methanol carbonylation process, by solving many problems in homogeneous process. To achieve this purpose, a lanthanum-promoted nickel catalyst supported on polymer-derived carbon beads[3] with high activity and selectivity was developed by a new strategy.