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Abstract In the study, the effects of synthesis conditions for AlNi composite pillaring agents (Al/Ni molar ratio, aging temperature and aging time) on the structure and stability of AlNi pillared clays (AlNi-PILC) were investigated. And the results showed that the above synthesis factors could control and adjust the specific surface area, pore volume and basal spacing of AlNi-PILC. The formation of spinal NiAl 2 O 4 markedly improved the thermal stability and anti-sintering properties of AlNi-PILC and maintain a stable mesoporous structure. Pd/AlNi-PILC nanocrystalline catalyst obtained by using a high-temperature solution-phase reduction method presented a strong interaction between the active species PdO x (x = 0, 1) and AlNi-PILC. The PdO x nanocrystals had excellent stability with a small diameter (1–2 nm) and the nanocrystals were evenly mono dispersed on the surface of AlNi-PILC. Thus, 0.2%Pd/AlNi-PILC exhibited excellent catalytic oxidation properties and completed catalytically oxidize low concentrations of benzene at 250 °C. Furthermore, 0.2%Pd/AlNi-PILC maintained 90% benzene conversion at 240 °C after a continuous reaction for 1000 h in dry air. And in either wet conditions or in the chlorine-containing VOCs, 0.2%Pd/AlNi-PILC maintained high catalytic activity and thus showed potential in industrial applications.