“…18 Therefore, the cobalt-based catalysts have extensive applications in sensors, 19 lithium-ion batteries, 20 magnetic materials, 21 pigments 22 and solar cells, 23 which also show high activity for the oxidation of CH 4 , CO and VOCs due to their high redox ability and strong oxygen mobility. 24,25 It is well known that the catalytic performance of catalysts is closely related to its structure and properties, which strongly depends on the catalyst synthesis method and the types of catalyst precursors. 26,27 As reported by Li et al, SiO 2 -supported Co catalysts derived from Co(OH) 2 and Co(NO 3 ) 2 exhibited higher reducibility and CO conversion and C5+ selectivity than those from CoCl 2 and Co(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 .…”