The invention discloses a method for producing GlcNAc salts by an enzymic method and purifying the GlcNAc salts, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. According to the method, N-acetyl-D-(+)-
glucosamine is used as a
raw material and is hydrolyzed by deacetylase to obtain GlcNAc and
acetic acid; then, the GlcNAc salts are obtained through separation by eluting cation exchange columns by an acid solution; and meanwhile, a byproduct of
sodium acetate is obtained through anion exchange
recovery. The obtained GlcNAc salts are subjected to concentration,
crystallization, decoloring and
drying to obtain high-purity GlcNAc salt crystals. According to the method, a cyclic utilization process of enzymes, a cyclic
recovery process of residue substrates and a
recovery process of aceticacid are combined. The conversion rate of the N-acetyl-D-(+)-
glucosamine and the total yield of the GlcNAc salt product are improved, and meanwhile, enzymes are cyclically utilized, so that the residue substrates circulate to be sufficiently converted, and the
acetic acid is utilized as resources. Through operation conditions at the normal temperature, the resin
loss rate is low; the generation quantity of
hydrochloric acid waste liquid is very small; and the
economic benefits of energy saving and consumption reduction and the effects of environment protection and safety are realized.