“…Actually, a high thermal stability is an essential requirement for the CeO containing supports, since in automotive applications the converter is close to the engine, and temperatures of about 10003C can be reached. Only a limited number of studies are concerned with ceria}lan-thana mixed oxides supported on alumina (2,3,9,10). It is evident that the net result of combining La> with CeO and Al O is not easy to anticipate, due to the strong dependence of the structure and of the redox behavior on the employed synthetic route.…”