Four kinds of cryptomelane-type octahedral molecular sieve (OMS)-2-X (the X represents the molar ratio of KMnO 4 / MnAc 2) were prepared as catalytic materials for ozone decomposition through a one-step hydrothermal reaction of KMnO 4 and MnAc 2 , by changing their molar ratios. These samples were characterized by N 2 adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), temperature programmed reduction by H 2 (H 2-TPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Among them, the OMS-2-0.7 sample showed the best O 3 conversion of 92% under high relative humidity (RH) of 90% and gas hourly space velocity of 585,000 h −1. This was accordingly thought as a possible way for purifying ozone-containing waste gases under high RH atmospheres. The efficiency of ozone decomposition of the prepared OMS-2-X sample was found to be related to specific surface area, particle size, surface oxygen vacancies, and Mn 3+ cation amounts. The one-step hydrothermal synthesis was shown to be a simple method to prepare the considerably active OMS-2 solids for ozone decomposition.