The invention relates to bio-based 1, 4-
butanediol and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of chemical
raw material synthesis. The preparation method of the bio-based 1, 4-
butanediol comprises the following steps: preparing a bio-based 1, 4-
succinic acid solution; continuously feeding the obtained bio-based 1, 4-
succinic acid solution and
hydrogen into a
fixed bed containing a first-stage
nickel-
copper catalyst, and carrying out
hydrogenation reaction to obtain a first-stage product; continuously feeding the obtained first-stage product and
hydrogen into a
fixed bed containing a second-stage
nickel-
copper catalyst, and carrying out
hydrogenation reaction to obtain a second-stage product; and feeding the obtained second-stage product into a separation
tower for separation and purification to obtain the bio-based 1, 4-
butanediol. According to the method, the
polymer-grade bio-based 1, 4-butanediol is prepared through continuous
liquid phase hydrogenation of the bio-based 1, 4-
succinic acid, the purity of the obtained
polymer-grade bio-based 1, 4-butanediol is larger than or equal to 99.90%, and the product does not contain methyl-1, 4-butanediol and does not contain 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-
tetrahydrofuran.