Cylinder-　and　cake-like　Cr2O3　with　a　rhombohedral　structure　were　fabricated　using　the　hydrothermal　and　microemulsion　methods,　respectively.　It　is　found　that　surface　areas,　surface　Cr6+　and　oxygen　adspecies　concentrations,　and　low-temperature　reducibility　of　cake-like　Cr2O3　were　much　higher　or　better　than　those　of　the　bulk　counterpart.　The　cake-like　Cr2O3　sample　showed　the　best　catalytic　performance　for　toluene　combustion,　giving　the　T-50%　and　T-90%　of　229　and　240　degrees　C　at　SV　=　20,000　mL/(g　h),　respectively.　The　excellent　catalytic　performance　of　cake-like　Cr2O3　was　associated　with　its　oxygen　adspecies　concentration　and　good　low-temperature　reducibility.　(C)　2013　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.