The invention relates to a preparation method of a high-molecular compound, and in particular relates to a preparation method of
microcrystalline cellulose. The method sequentially comprises the following steps: (1) in a step of acidolysis,
plant fibers are mixed with concentrated
hydrochloric acid in a rotary reactor in a
mass ratio of 1:1-1.5, a mixture is subjected to acidolysis for 0.8-1.5 hours at the temperature of 70-100 DEG C to obtain an acidolysis liquid, and the
mass fraction of the concentrated
hydrochloric acid is more than or equal to 28 percent; (2) in a neutralizing step,
ammonia water of which the weight is 0.01-0.05 times that of the
plant fibers is added into the acidolysis liquid, pulping water is added until a pH value is 6-7, and raising the temperature to be between 70 and 100 DEG C to obtain a neutralizing liquid; the pulping water is
reverse osmosis water; (3) in a filter pressing and washing step, the neutralizing liquid is pumped into a plate-and-frame
filter press and washed by using the pulping water until
chloride is less than 35 mg / L to obtain a wet material; and (4) in a
drying step, the wet material is put into a flash
distillation dryer to be dried, an air
inlet temperature is controlled to be between 130 and 140 DEG C, an air outlet temperature is controlled to be between 70 and 80 DEG C, and then, the wet material is pulverized and screened to obtain the
microcrystalline cellulose. The method is energy-saving, environmental-friendly, and low in production cost.