Abstract: Flame combustion synthesis (FCS) is widely used to produce nanoparticles on a large scale, and has been applied in the preparation of carbon black and fumed silica. FCS is a versatile technique to be used but not limited in the specific field of catalyst preparation, gas sensor fabrication, luminant materials and antibacterial materials. In the review, we focus on the recent advances in using FCS for the catalyst preparation, including metal oxides and supported noble metals, and in the last section, we make some perspetives for the future developments of this promising synthetic technique.

Key words: flame combustion synthesis, metal oxide, noble metal, catalyst preparation, nanoparticles