The invention discloses a nitric acid loop oxidation device and selective oxidation of dimethyl nitrobenzene in the device. The device is characterized in that the device (as shown in the attached drawings of the specification) consists of 1, a reaction kettle 2, a condenser 3, a pressure relief valve 4, a circulation pipeline 5, an air or oxygen steel cylinder or storage tank 6, a circulation pump 7, a filter pressing tank 8, a spray head 9, a valve III 10, a controller 11, a valve I 12, a valve II 13 and a pressure reducing valve. The selective oxidation of dimethylnitrobenzene is carried out in the device, and the result shows that the device can selectively oxidize the nitromonomethylbenzoic acid generated by dimethylnitrobenzene with high yield and high selectivity. At the same time,nitric acid is recycled by using the principle that oxygen reacts with nitrogen oxides and water to generate nitric acid, the emission of nitrogen oxides is greatly reduced, the total pressure of thereaction system is reduced, and the safety is improved.