Alkane activation with single and bi-metallic catalysts
Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for alkane activation with single- or bi-metallic catalysts on crystalline mixed oxide supports.
1. A catalytic article of manufacture comprising:
a support comprising a perovskite having the composition La x Sr 1-x Cr y Fe 1-y O 3 where x is greater than 0 and less than 1, y is 0.3 to 0.7; and
a metallic catalyst selected from the group consisting of metallic and bi-metallic catalysts.
2. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a perovskite and wherein x is 0.3 to 0.7.
3. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein metallic catalyst is a single metal catalyst.
4. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a perovskite and wherein x is 0.75 and y is 0.7.
5. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the single metal catalyst is selected from the group consisting of Mo, Co, and Ce.
6. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a perovskite and wherein y is 0.5.
7. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the metallic catalyst is Ce and further wherein the metallic catalyst is doped within the perovskite of the support.
8. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a fluorite and wherein z is 0.1.
9. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein the metallic catalyst is a bimetallic catalyst.
10. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 9 , wherein the bimetallic catalyst comprises Pt as a first metal.
11. The catalytic article of manufacture of claim 10 , wherein a second metal of the bimetallic catalyst is selected from the group comprising Re, Co, and Ga.