TheAu/CeO2catalystsweresynthesizedbyco-precipitation(CP),deposition-precipitation(DP)andmetalliccolloidsdeposition(MCD)method,andtestedforoxidationofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs).ItwasrevealedthattheAu/CeO2catalystpreparedbyDPmethodwasthemostefficientcatalysttowardsthetotaloxidationoftoluene.TheAu/CeO2catalystshadobviouslyhighcatalyticactivity,andthebestresultswasobtainedon3wt.%Au/CeO2catalystpreparedbyDPmethod.Thesecatalystswerechara...