Lactic acid is converted to pyruvic acid with a high selectivity by a vapor-phase air oxidation over iron phosphate catalysts with a P/Fe atomic ratio of 1.2. The partially reduced iron phosphates show better catalyst performances than the fresh, fully reduced, or reoxidized iron phosphates.
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