综述了世界各国生物柴油技术的研究、应用及产业发展状况，分析了生物柴油制备、应用中存在的 问题，论述了发展生物柴油产业对我国石油安全、国民经济建设以及对农业产业结构调整的贡献和生物柴油对 环境的作用及可能造成的冲击，展望了该产业的发展前景，对该产业的发展提出了建议。

The current situation of research, application and development of bio-diesel industry all over the world is reviewed in this article, and the problem in the preparation and application of bio-diesel is analyzed. The importance of bio-diesel industry to the national petroleum supply, national economy and re-adjustment of agriculture industry is discussed. The prospect and development pattern of bio-diesel industry in China are pointed out as well.