Biodiesel was producted from waste clay oil by two - step catalytic method of esterification and transesterification. With ferric sulfate as catalyst in esterification reaction and sodium hydroxide as catalyst in transesterification reaction, the conditions of the two - step catalytic method were optimized by orthogohal experiment. The results showed that the optimal esterification conditions were obtained as follows: ferric sulfate dosage 4%, molar ratio of methanol to oil 14: 1, reaction temperature 70 ℃, reaction time 3 h; and the optimal...