The　objective　of　this　paper　is　to　study　experimentally　the　characteristics　of　hydrogen-assisted　catalytic　oxidation　of　hydrocarbon.　The　present　work　focuses　on　investigating　the　effects　of　hydrogen-assisted　catalytic　oxidation　of　methane-air　over　a　metal　foam-based　monolithic　catalyst.　The　1%Pd/Al2O3/Fe-Ni　foam　monolithic　catalyst　was　prepared　by　wet　impregnation.　The　influence　of　the　addition　of　H2,　mixture　flow　rate,　and　of　the　fuel/air　equivalent　ratio　on　the　catalytic　oxidation　characteristics　was　investigated　in　a　continuous　flow　fixed-bed　reaction　system　with　a　quartz　tube　reactor.　The　compositions　of　outlet　gas　were　analyzed　online　by　gas　chromatography　(Agilent　7890A).　The　experimental　results　clearly　showed　that　the　addition　of　hydrogen　decreases　the　conversion　of　methane,　as　compared　with　the　methane/air　combustion.　Moreover,　the　reaction　temperature　has　a　very　strong　influence　on　methane　conversion.　It　is　also　shown　that　the　conversion　of　methane　decreases　considerably　with　increase　in　the　hydrogen　percentage　of　the　fuels　at　a　certain　value　of　equivalence　ratio.　In　addition,　the　conversion　of　methane　decreases　distinctly　with　increase　in　the　equivalence　ratio;　furthermore,　the　mixture　flow　rate　has　a　limited　influence　on　the　ignition　temperature　and　burn　offtemperature.　©　2015　by　Begell　House,　Inc.