Four different catalysts (Pt/Al 2 O 3 , Ce 0.8 Zr 0.2 O 2 , PrO 2-x and SrTiCuO 3 ) have been investigated in a laboratory scale to evaluate its potential as diesel soot catalysts under different experimental conditions, which simulate the situation found in a Continuously Regeneration Technology trap (dual-bed configuration of catalyst and soot) or a CatalystCoated Filter system, (single-bed configuration, both catalyst and soot particles mixed under loose-contact mode). Under dual-bed configuration, the catalysts' behaviours towards soot combustion are very similar, despite of the differences observed in the NO 2 production profiles. However, under single-bed configuration, there are important differences in the soot combustion activities and in the NO 2 slip profiles. The configurations chosen have an enormous impact on CO/(CO+CO 2 ) ratios of combustion products as well. The most active catalyst under NOx+O 2 is PrO 2-x combining high contribution of active oxygen-assisted soot combustion as well as high NO 2 production activity along the catalytic bed.