The main objective of this study is to develop efficient and environmentally benign heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production. For this purpose, a heterogeneous MnO 2 @Mn(btc) catalyst was prepared by the solvothermal method, and the prepared catalyst was tested for the esterification of oleic acid. Various techniques such as X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and NH 3 -TPD (temperature programmed desorption) analysis were employed for the characterization of the solid catalyst. The solid catalyst with MnO 2 @Mn(btc) loading of 15% showed high catalytic activity and long durability in the esterification of oleic acid, in which the fatty acid methyl ester yield reached 98% consecutively for at least five cycles under mild conditions.biodiesel, esterification, heterogeneous catalyst, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), oleic acid