CH 4 Deep Oxidation / SnO 2 -Based Catalysts / Fe and Cr Oxides / XRD / TPR / TPD / XPSWith the combination of redox reaction and co-precipitation, a series of Sn-Fe-Cr composite metal oxide catalysts with various compositions were prepared, which exhibit higher specific surface areas, thermal stability and CH 4 deep oxidation activity than the single component SnO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 3 . Fe and Cr cations were found to dope into the crystal lattice of rutile SnO 2 (Cassiterite) to form solid solution structure. As a consequence, more active oxygen species were formed in Sn-Fe-Cr composite oxides. The high surface area and the presence of more reactive oxygen species were considered as the two predominant reasons leading to the enhanced activity of Sn-Fe-Cr composite oxide catalysts.