Three-dimensionally　ordered　macroporous　(3DOM)　La(0.6)Sr(0.4)Fe(0.8)Bi(0.2)O3-delta　(LSFB)　were　prepared　using　the　surfactant　(Pluronic　F127,　poly(ethylene　glycol),　L-lysine　or　xylitol)-assisted　polymethyl　methacrylate-templating　method.　Physicochemical　properties　of　the　materials　were　characterized　by　means　of　a　number　of　analytical　techniques,　and　their　catalytic　activities　were　evaluated　for　the　combustion　of　toluene.　It　is　shown　that　the　LSFB　samples　were　of　3DOM-architectured　single-phase　orthorhombic　crystal　structure.　The　nature　of　surfactant　and　solvent　could　influence　the　pore　structures　and　surface　areas　of　the　LSFB　samples.　The　Fe4+/Fe3+　or　O-ads/O-latt　molar　ratio　and　low-temperature　reducibility　correlated　with　the　catalytic　performance　of　the　LSFB　sample.　The　porous　LSFB　samples　much　outperformed　the　bulk　counterpart,　with　the　LSFB　sample　derived　with　xylitol　showing　the　best　catalytic　activity　(the　temperatures　required　for　50　and　90%　toluene　conversions　were　220　and　242　degrees　C　at　20,000　mL/(gh),　respectively).　Apparent　activation　energies　of　the　porous　LSFB　samples　were　in　the　range　of　46-74　kJ/mol.　It　is　concluded　that　the　high　oxygen　adspecies　concentration　and　good　low-temperature　reducibility　were　responsible　for　the　excellent　catalytic　activity　of　the　porous　LSFB　sample　derived　with　xylitol.　(c)　2012　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.