Inventors:
Robert A. Beyerlein - Westfield NJ
Allan J. Jacobson - Princeton NJ
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier - Flemington NJ
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co. - Florham Park NJ
International Classification:
B01J 2302
B01J 2310
B01J 2318
Abstract:
A class of oxygen-deficient, barium-containing compounds having a perovskite-type structure may be prepared which are of the formula: Ba. sub. 2 M. sub. a M'. sub. 2-a O. sub. 5+y if M is a trivalent cation, or Ba. sub. 3 M. sub. a M'. sub. 3-a O[7. 5-(a/2)+y] if M is a divalent cation, wherein M is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La, the lanthanides of atomic number 58 or greater, Ni, Fe, Cu,Al, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, Hg, Bi, Tl or a mixture thereof, M' is Sb or Bi, a is equal to or greater than O but less than or equal to 1, and if M is trivalent, y is equal to or greater than 0 but less than 1, and if M is divalent, y is equal to or greater than O but less than (3+a)/2. Preferably, the compounds herein are of the formula: Ba. sub. 2 M. sub. a M'. sub. 2-a O. sub. 5+y where M is La or Sc, a is equal to or greater than O but less than or equal to 1 and y is equal to or greater than O but less than 1.