Large　amounts　of　methane　are　emitted　from　coal　mining　and　industrial　applications　such　as　gas　turbines　or　mobile　sources　which　also　have　the　characteristics　of　low　concentration　and　huge　volume,　and　the　traditional　high　temperature　incineration　method　leads　to　secondary　pollution.　Therefore,　the　efficient　conversion　of　methane　at　low　temperature　has　become　an　urgent　problem.　From　the　perspectives　of　energy　utilization　and　environmental　protection,　the　catalytic　combustion　technology　is　a　valid　measure　to　achieve　efficient　and　clear　utilization　of　methane.　In　this　paper,　a　systematic　review　of　recent　research　advances　in　catalytic　mechanisms　and　catalysts　is　presented.　Firstly,　the　mechanism　of　methane　oxidation　is　summarized　and　outlined　based　on　experiments　and　theories,　with　emphasis　on　the　＇Two-term＇　model.　Secondly,　the　performance　advantages　and　disadvantages　of　each　catalyst　and　modification　techniques　are　systematically　introduced.　Lastly,　the　perspectives　for　the　future　research　are　proposed,　for　instance,　the　use　of　structural　optimization　methods　to　expose　more　active　sites　or　generate　multi-component　synergistic　catalytic　effects,　the　use　of　non-noble　metal　doping　and　other　enhancements　to　prepare　highly　efficient　catalysts,　and　the　further　co-excitation　of　catalytic　performance　by　multiple　external　fields.　In　addition,　the　improvement　of　various　catalytic　mechanisms　themselves　and　the　development　of　new　mechanism　descriptors　are　also　important　directions　for　the　future　research.　Copyright　©2022　Editorial　Dept.　of　Journal　of　Fuel　Chemistry　and　Technology.　All　rights　reserved.