Strontium　ferrite　(SFO)　hollow　spheres　with　or　without　porous　shells　were　fabricated　via　a　novel　one-pot　hydrothermal　route　with　the　assistance　of　glucose　and/or　ethylenediamine.　Physicochemical　properties　of　the　materials　were　characterized　by　means　of　a　number　of　analytical　techniques,　and　their　catalytic　performance　was　evaluated　for　the　combustion　of　toluene.　It　is　shown　that　the　SFO　samples　possessed　an　orthorhombic　structure　and　displayed　a　porous　hollow　spherical　morphology　with　a　surface　area　of　18-27　m(2)/g.　The　SFO　sample　(SFO-3)　derived　hydrothermally　at　170　degrees　C　with　a　glucose/ethylenediamine　volumetric　ratio　of　0.3/1.0　exhibited　the　highest　surface　area　and　oxygen　adspecies　concentration　and　the　best　low-temperature　reducibility.　Among　the　SFO　samples,　the　SFO-3　sample　showed　the　best　catalytic　activity　for　toluene　combustion,　and　the　T-10%,　T-50%,　and　T-90%　were　ca.　145,　255,　and　298　degrees　C　at　a　space　velocity　of　20,000　mL/(g　h),　respectively.　It　is　concluded　that　the　good　catalytic　performance　of　SFO-3　was　associated　with　its　surface　oxygen　species　concentration　and　better　low-temperature　reducibility.　(C)　2013　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.