The invention provides a method for
catalytic oxidation degradation of wood chips by a novel polyoxometallate composite catalyst. The method comprises the following steps: blending wood chips, the catalyst and a
solvent, and catalytically oxidatively degrading wood chips in an
oxygen atmosphere, at a certain pressure and at a certain temperature to obtain oxidation products. The catalyst is a polyoxometallate /
hydrotalcite composite catalyst containing two active centers: one catalytic
active center is one or more acids selected from the group consisting of Keggin-type polyoxometallate
phosphotungstic acid,
silicotungstic acid,
phosphomolybdic acid and
silicon molybdenum; and the other catalytic
active center is selected from one or more of the Dawson type, the notched Dawson type and the
heteroatom-substituted Dawson type polyoxometallates. The reaction products include aromatic
aldehyde and
ketone compounds. Compared with the prior art, the invention relates to a novel polyoxometallate /
hydrotalcite composite catalyst for high-efficiency
catalytic oxidation degradation of wood chips to generate aromatic
aldehyde and
ketone compounds. According to the invention, an
organic solvent such as
alcohol is selected as a reaction medium; wood chips, a catalyst and a
small molecule compound are directly separated by
centrifugation; and the extraction process is avoided. The conditions are mild, the operation is simple, and the catalyst is cheap and easily available.