The invention discloses a method for preparing 1, 3-
propylene glycol by hydrating and hydrogenating
acrolein, which comprises the following steps: carrying out
hydration reaction by taking an
acrolein aqueous solution as a
raw material and taking acylated and aminated modified
polystyrene resin as a catalyst; carrying out
flash evaporation or gas stripping on the product after the reaction to remove
acrolein, condensing and recovering the removed acrolein, and carrying out
hydrogenation reaction on the acrolein-removed
mixed solution serving as a hydrogenation
raw material on a
metal catalyst; and after the reaction is finished, performing
flash evaporation on the product to remove water and light components, and performing vacuum rectification to obtain a high-purity 1, 3-
propylene glycol product. According to the method, the modified resin is used for catalyzing the acrolein
hydration reaction, the overall yield of the 1, 3-
propylene glycol can be increased, the catalyst modification process is simple, the cost is low, the additional value of the final product is high, and the method is suitable for industrial production.