Cyclohexane oxidation in a single-gauze reactor can produce similar to 85% selectivity to olefins and oxygenates at 25% cyclohexane conversion and 100% oxygen conversion, with cyclohexene and 5-hexenal as the dominant products. Experiments are performed with a 90% platinum-10% rhodium single gauze (similar to 90-mu m wire diameter) at cyclohexane/oxygen (C6H12/O-2) molar ratios of 0.4 to 5.0, flow rates of 1 to 3 standard liters per minute, preheat temperatures of 100 to 300 degrees C, N-2 dilution from 5% to the air composition, and pressures of 1.2 to 2 atm. The cyclohexane/oxygen ratio is the most important variable for operation of the single-gauze reactor because temperatures, reactant conversions, and product selectivities all change significantly as C6H12/O-2 is varied. Low dilution favors olefin production while high dilution suppresses the homogeneous reactions necessary for oxygenate formation. Oxygenates are also favored by high flow rates and low inlet temperatures. Higher reactor pressures (up to 2 atm) increase the yield of cyclohexene and 5-hexenal and allow complete oxygen conversion. Cyclohexanone can be produced with 5% selectivity at C6H12/O-2 approximate to 4. Reaction pathways for cyclohexane partial oxidation are hypothesized, and the products are consistent with the proposed surface-assisted gas-phase sequences.