Cyclohexanol　is　an　important　organic　chemical　product,　and　mainly　used　for　adipic　acid　and　caprolactam　production.　It　is　the　indispensably　intermediate　of　polyacidamide　products.　Currently　there　are　three　commercial　routes　to　produce　cyclohexanol:　the　hydrogenation　of　phenol,　the　oxidation　of　cyclohexane,　and　the　direct　hydration　of　cyclohexene.　Of　these,　phenol　hydrogenation　route　mainly　suffers　from　high　phenol　prices　and　heavy　hydrogen　consumption.　The　cyclohexane　oxidation　route　has　the　disadvantages　of　poor　safety,　low　selectivity,　low　convertion　and　great　energy　consumption.　The　cyclohexene　hydration　route　has　gained　more　and　more　attentions,　after　a　safer　and　cheaper　route　to　produce　cyclohexanol　was　successfully　developed　by　Asahi　Chemical　Industry　Co.,　Ltd.　In　this　route,　benzene　partially　hydrogenates　to　prepare　cyclohexene　firstly,　and　then　cyclohexene　hydrates　to　produce　cyclohexanol.　In　recent　years,　the　direct　hydration　of　cyclohexene　has　become　a　research　hotspot.　Although　this　route　overcomes　the　above-mentioned　problems,　still　suffers　from　very　slow　reaction　rate　and　fairly　low　equilibrium　conversion.　Therefore,　a　novel　route　for　the　synthesis　of　cyclohexanol　from　cyclohexene　was　proposed　by　us.　In　this　route,　a　co-solvent　was　added　into　the　system　to　improve　the　solubility　of　cyclohexene　in　water,　and　the　cyclohexene　hydration　reaction　was　set　off　in　a　catalytic　distillation　column.　It　seemed　to　offer　a　solution　for　the　problems　of　the　former　technologies.　Firstly,　the　reaction　conditions　and　kinetics　of　the　direct　hydration　of　cyclohexene　were　studied　in　a　high-pressure　reactor.　A-36wet　was　selected　as　a　catalyst　and　1,　4-dioxane　was　selected　as　a　co-solvent.　Then,　the　effects　of　agitation　speed,　reaction　temperature,　reaction　initial　pressure,　reaction　time,　co-solvent　dosage　on　cyclohexene　hydration　reaction　were　investigated.　Meanwhile,　cyclohexene　hydration　reaction　kinetics　was　explored　primarily　and　a　homogeneous　kinetics　model　was　established.　The　activation　energy　of　positive　reaction　and　reverse　reaction　were　determined　to　be　46.634kJ/mol　and　63.946kJ/mol　respectively.　And　the　relation　between　reaction　equilibrium　constant　and　the　temperature　was　obtained.　The　comparision　of　the　model　values　and　the　experimental　values　indicated　that　the　model　can　characterize　the　reaction　process　well.　Secondly,　on　the　basis　of　equilibrium　stage　model,　aspen　plus　software　was　used　to　simulate　the　process　of　synthesis　of　cyclohexanol　by　catalytic　distillation.　During　the　research　process,　the　effects　of　feed　location,　feed　rate,　ratio　of　distillation　rate　to　feed　rate,　stage　number　of　reactive　zone,　stage　number　of　stripping　section　and　column　pressure　on　conversion　of　cyclohexene　were　investigated　and　the　suitable　operating　conditions　were　got.　The　simulation　results　were　satisfactory.