The invention relates to a method for preparing diethoxymethane, in particular to a method for for preparing diethoxymethane by a supported heteropolyacid catalyst. According to the method,
dimethoxymethane and
ethanol are taken as raw materials, liquid acid and supported liquid acid are taken as catalysts, the preparation method of the supported heteropolyacid catalyst, for example 33% of H3PW12O40 / SiO2, comprises the following steps that a
phosphotungstic acid aqueous solution with the concentration of 33% by
mass is used, SiO2 is taken as a carrier, the impregnation liquid volume is the approximate to the pore volume, a catalyst sample is obtained after the
phosphotungstic acid aqueous solution and the SiO2 are mixed uniformly and stood at the normal temperature by 10h, the sample is dried at the temperature of 120 DEG C, and
calcination is performed at the temperature of 350 DEG C to obtain the 33% of H3PW12O40 / SiO2 catalyst by the
mass is prepared. According to the method, the product is relatively simple, the selectivity is high, and the method has an excellent application prospect. The raw materials required by the method are easy to obtain, the whole
process operation is simple, at the same time, the method doesn't produce any chemical substances polluting the environment, and the method belongs to the environment-friendly technology
route.