Patent ID: 7329691

Claim:
A catalytic composition for partial oxidation of light hydrocarbon mixtures, comprising: a perovskite crystallographic structure comprising a formula (I): [A z A′ 1-z ][B 1-x-y Ni x Rh y ]O 3-δ . wherein said A and said A′ each comprise at least one component selected from the group consisting of the lanthanide family, the actinide family, and group IIa, wherein said B is at least one component selected from the transition metal groups of columns Ib, IIb, IIIb, IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb, and VIIIb, wherein 0<x≦0.7, wherein 0<y≦0.5, wherein 0<x+y≦0.8, wherein 0<z<1, and wherein said δ is adjusted so as to obtain an electric neutrality of said perovskite compound.