Here, Mn−Al oxides with the strengthened synergistic effect of Mn and Al species were fabricated by facilely adjusting the calcination temperature with the hydrolysis-driven redox-precipitation method. Results demonstrated that the surface Mn/Al ratio and KMn 8 O 16 phase can be effectively tamed under different calcination temperatures, which obviously alter the CO 2 selectivity, reaction rate, and stability of Mn−Al oxides for catalytic oxidation of acetone, among which the Mn 5 Al-350 catalyst exhibits the best catalytic performance (90% of acetone converted at 159 °C) with CO 2 selectivity higher than 99.5%, mainly owing to its higher surface Mn/Al ratio and weaker Mn−O bond with more Mn 3+ as compared to Mn 5 Al-250, Mn 5 Al-450, and Mn 5 Al-550. Although a decrease in the consumption rate of acetic acid in the presence of 3.0 vol % H 2 O leads to the slight reduction of acetone conversion and CO 2 yield, Mn 5 Al-350 still exhibits a superior catalytic stability. The reaction intermediates including acetaldehyde, ethanol, acetic acid, and formic acid species before total mineralization are determined by proton transfer reaction−mass spectrometry, theoretical calculations, and in situ DRIFTS. Theoretical calculations also reveal that the p-orbital interaction of C with a certain anisotropy leads to a weak catalytic effect in the process of acetic acid decomposition as the rate-limiting step.