This invention belongs to the field of
biofuel preparation technology, specifically relating to a highly efficient method for preparing
biodiesel. The method includes the following steps: adding feedstock oil, free
lipase, and short-chain
alcohol to a reactor, catalytically reacting at 20–70°C; after the reaction, centrifuging to collect the
oil phase for preliminary
distillation and purification to obtain crude
biodiesel; adding the obtained crude
biodiesel and short-chain
alcohol to a reactor filled with a
silicon-based cation exchange resin catalyst, catalytically esterifying at 40–140°C; after the reaction, distilling to remove water and unreacted short-chain
alcohol to obtain the finished biodiesel. The
silicon-based cation exchange resin catalyst is obtained by
nitric acid oxidation of mercapto-modified SiO2 microspheres. This invention's preparation method utilizes a low-cost free
lipase combined with a specific highly active and stable
silicon-based cation exchange resin catalyst, enabling efficient and low-cost biodiesel preparation.