The invention discloses a continuous process for catalytically preparing 3-nitro-4-
octanol, which comprises the following steps: S1, filling 180ml of catalyst into the middle part of a polycondensation reactor, the catalyst is one of strongly basic anion exchange resin with a
quaternary ammonium group structure introduced to a
styrene-
divinylbenzene polymer skeleton and
acrylic acid type
quaternary ammonium group macroporous strongly basic anion exchange resin; s2, filling the bottom of the polycondensation reactor with a phi3
ceramic filler, filling the space between the phi3
ceramic filler and the catalyst with 4-8-mesh
quartz sand, and sequentially filling the upper part of the catalyst with the 4-8-mesh
quartz sand and the phi3
ceramic filler; s3, respectively pumping 1-
nitropropane, n-valeraldehyde and an auxiliary agent to a feeding
buffer tank of the polycondensation reactor by using a feeding pump; and S4, uniformly mixing the 1-
nitropropane, the n-valeraldehyde and the auxiliary agent in the feeding
buffer tank, and pumping the mixture into a polycondensation reactor for reaction. Compared with the existing intermittent process, the
continuous reaction is realized, the difficult problem of catalyst
recovery is solved, and the industrial production efficiency is improved.