The mass fraction of ethyl acetate aqueous solution, liquid and solid ratio (m/m), reaction temperature and time, which influenced the isolation of lignin from chestnut shell were mainly studied, and the optimal technical conditions were resulted. Chestnut shell was comminuted, and then extracted by benz -alcohol. The pretreated shell was treated in autoclave at 180 ℃ for 1 h, when liquid and solid ratio ira/m) was 8: 1, and the mass fraction of ethyl acetate 60 %. The extract was vacuum evaporated to recover the solvent. The crude lignin ...