Utilizing　catalysts　in　micro　burners　is　an　excellent　possible　solution　to　help　stabilize　fuel　combustion.　To　increase　the　effective　area　for　catalyst　deposition　and　enhance　the　catalytic　effect,　it　is　proposed　in　this　paper　that　metal　foam　is　used　for　preparation　of　monolithic　catalysts.　To　prove　its　feasibility,　the　4.8　wt.%　and　3.2　wt.%　Pd/Al2O3/Fe-Ni　metal　foams　(Foam　I　and　II)　were　prepared　through　a　series　of　treatment　of　coating　and　impregnation.　The　catalytic　performance　of　both　the　metal　foam　based　monoliths　for　methane　catalytic　oxidation　was　tested　in　a　catalytic　reaction　test　system.　The　results　showed　that　Foam　I　exhibited　higher　catalytic　activity　at　low　reaction　temperature.　The　reaction　temperature　and　flow　rate　of　reactant　mixture　play　an　important　role　in　the　activity　of　the　catalysts.　The　results　also　disclosed　that　methane　concentration　has　a　weak　impact　on　the　catalytic　activity,　which　means　that　the　metal　foams　based　monolith　catalysts　developed　in　this　paper　are　effective　in　a　wide　range　of　fuel-air　ratios.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.