PS by SAS process using ethyl acetate as solvent and SC-CO 2 as antisolvent and obtained two groups of nearly spherical sub-microns particles with a particle size between 150 and 400 nm. The results demonstrated that it is feasible to acquire PS particles by SAS process, but the PS PM2.5 standard particles have not been prepared. The Box-Behnken design-response surface method (BBD-RSM) is a second-order experimental design method based on three levels. It can evaluate the non-linear relationship between indexes and factors to optimize the operating conditions for responses affected by multiple variables 24,25. The objective of this research is to optimize the conditions for preparing PS PM2.5 particles by SAS process based on BBD-RSM. Toluene was selected as a solvent and SC-CO 2 was used as an antisolvent. Further more, the effects of crystallizer pressure, PS massic concentration, flow ratio of CO 2 /solution and crystallizer temperature on the morphology, the size and distribution of the PS particles were investigated systematically by BBD-RSM. Materials and methods Materials. Carbon dioxide, with purity of 98%, was purchased from Jinan German Foreign Specialty Gases Co., Ltd, China. Polystyrene, with purity of 99.9%, was provided by Tianjin Damao Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd, China. Toluene, with purity of 98%, was purchased from Jinan Xinwang Chemical Co., Ltd, China.