Table 1: Surface area and elemental composition of LaMn1-XNiXO3 (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9) perovskite catalysts.

Catalysta Ni ratio Surface area m2/g Average pore diameter (Å) Relative elemental composition
La Mn Ni
LaMn0.9Ni0.1O3 x = 0.1 1.246 3.01 99.01 0.9 0.09
LaMn0.7Ni0.3O3 x = 0.3 2.737 4.74 99.01 0.8 0.19
LaMn0.5Ni0.5O3 x = 0.5 4.291 9.14 99.03 0.49 0.48
LaMn0.3Ni0.7O3 x = 0.7 9.573 13.52 99.00 0.3 0.7
LaMn0.1Ni0.9O3 x = 0.9 1.089 2.86 99.01 0.1 0.89

aPrepared by Sol-Gel method.