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Catalytic combustion of the alcohols starts at temperatures between 180 \u00b0C and 230 \u00b0C. In the case of ethanol vapors, the conversion starts at 230 \u00b0C and increases rapidly reaching a value of around 97% at 300 \u00b0C. For temperatures higher than 300 \u00b0C, the degree of conversion is kept at the same value. In the case of methanol vapors, the conversion starts at a slightly lower temperature (180 \u00b0C), and the degree of conversion reaches the value of 97% at a higher temperature (440 \u00b0C) than in the case of ethanol, and it also remains constant as the temperature increases. Catalytic combustion of the hydrocarbons starts at lower temperatures (around 50 \u00b0C), the degree of conversion is generally lower, and it increases proportionally with the temperature, with the exception of toluene, which shows an intermediate behavior, reaching values of over 97% at 430 \u00b0C. The studied iron manganite can be recommended to achieve catalysts that operate at moderate temperatures for the combustion of some alcohols and, especially, ethanol. 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