The invention provides an Mn and Ce doped Cu based
methane combustion catalyst, which comprises, by
mass percentage, 3% of Mn, 5% of Ce, 10% of Cu and the balance carrier gamma-Al2O3. The catalyst is prepared by step impregnation, and the preparation method includes: firstly dipping globular gamma-Al2O3 into a certain amount of
manganese nitrate solution according to a
load ratio order from small to large, then taking the globular gamma-Al2O3 out and conducting standing,
drying,
roasting and natural cooling, then dipping the globular gamma-Al2O3 into a certain amount of a
cerium nitrate solution, then taking the globular gamma-Al2O3 out, and carrying out standing,
drying,
roasting and natural cooling to obtain an intermediate catalyst; and then dipping the intermediate catalyst into a certain amount of a
copper nitrate aqueous solution, then taking the intermediate catalyst out, and carrying out standing,
drying,
roasting and natural cooling to obtain the Mn and Ce doped Cu based
methane combustion catalyst. The
methane catalyst is easily prepared, adopts non-noble metals as the raw materials, and is low in cost. In addition, the catalyst provided by the invention not only lowers the ignition temperature of methane
catalysis, also enhances the high-temperature catalytic activity, and improves the whole methane catalytic activity.