The invention discloses an
imidazole-type
ionic liquid. Positive ions of the
ionic liquid consist of [ATMIM]<3+>, and negative ions consist of a mixture of any or more than two of [p-TSA]<->, [CH3COO]<->, [HSO4]<->, [H2PO4]<->, [CF3SO3]<-> and [CH3SO3]<->. Compared with the prior art, the
imidazole-type
ionic liquid has the advantages that the positive ions have three positive charges, and the negative ions have three ionic groups, so that the
imidazole-type ionic liquid has higher acidity than the conventional ionic liquid; when being applied to
catalytic degradation of polyformaldehyde, the imidazole-type ionic liquid has the advantages that the
steam pressure is eliminated basically, volatilization
pollution is avoided,
solvent volatilization loss is reduced greatly, and the environmental
pollution is lowered; the polyformaldehyde
degradation reaction condition is mild, the degradation time is short, the degradation rate is high, and complete
decomposition is realized; the using amount of an acid catalyst can be reduced, and equipment
corrosion is lowered; the imidazole-type ionic liquid is easy to recover after being catalyzed, and can be recycled after a reaction.