简介：Perovskite-typeLa1-xCexMnO3（x=0-10%）catalystswerepreparedbyflamespraypyrolysisandtheiractivitiesduringthecatalyticoxidationofbenzenewereexaminedoverthetemperaturerangeof100-450℃.ThestructuralpropertiesandreducibilityofthesematerialswerealsocharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction（XRD）,N2adsorption/desorption,H2temperature-programmedreduction（H2-TPR）andX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy（XPS）.TheincorporationofCewasfoundtoimprovethebenzeneoxidationactivity,andtheperovskiteinwhichxwas0.1exhibitedthehighestactivity.Phasecompositionandsurfaceelementalanalysesindicatedthatnon-stoichiometriccompoundswerepresent.TheincorporationofCehadanegligibleeffectonthespecificsurfaceareaoftheperovskitesandhencethisfactorhaslittleimpactonthecatalyticactivity.IntroductionofCe44+resultedinmodificationofthechemicalstatesofbothB-siteionsandoxygenspeciesandfacilitatedthereducibilityoftheperovskite.ThesurfaceMn4+/Mn3+ratiowasincreasedasaresultofCe4+substitution,whileadecreaseinthesurface-adsorbedO/latticeO(Oads/Olatt)ratiowasobserved.Therelationshipbetweenthesurfaceelementalratiosandcatalyticactivitywasestablishedtoallowabetterunderstandingoftheprocessbywhichbenzeneisoxidizedoverperovskites.