The application discloses a method for preparing high-yield
galacturonic acid by combining chemical and biological methods, which comprises the following steps: firstly, mixing
gelidium and a
maleic acid solution, and performing
microwave heating and acidolysis to obtain D-
galactose; and then taking engineered
Pseudomonas putida as a biological catalyst to efficiently oxidize the D-
galactose into
galacturonic acid. In the application, the D-
galactose obtained in the
microwave heating and acidolysis step has
high concentration and high yield, and the D-galactose can be completely oxidized into
galacturonic acid in the subsequent biological
catalysis step. The method does not need strong acid or special catalyst, is green and environment-friendly, has low
raw material cost, simple process, high galacturonic acid yield, and realizes high-value development and utilization of the
biomass gelidium.