CPC C07C 4/025 (2013.01) [C10G 1/086 (2013.01); C10G 11/02 (2013.01); C10G 27/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1092 (2013.01); C10G 2400/20 (2013.01); C10G 2400/22 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A process for the catalytic cracking of a carbon-containing feedstock, the process comprising:
contacting, in a reactor system, the carbon-containing feedstock with a heterogeneous catalyst composition, said contacting occurring in the presence of an oxidant, to generate a product chemical compound; and
collecting the product chemical compound,
wherein:
the heterogeneous catalyst composition comprises a metal catalyst dispersed in a molten salt matrix comprising a eutectic mixture of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carbonates or hydroxides; and
the metal catalyst comprises a transition metal compound and a rare-earth metal compound.
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