Influence of the LaMn1−xFexO3 (x = 0–1) Composition on Catalytic Activities in the Reactions Involving Oxygen

Perovskite samples of the LaMn1−xFexO3 (x = 0–1) series were prepared by the Pechini method; their physicochemical properties were studied using XRD, HRTEM, XPS, and BET, and their catalytic activity was estimated in nitrous oxide decomposition and methane and CO oxidation reactions. In methane and CO oxidation reactions, all intermediate (0 < x < 1) samples of the series exhibited a lower catalytic activity normalized to the unit surface area as compared to the extreme terms, whereas in the nitrous oxide decomposition all intermediate samples were more active than extreme terms of the series. Different dependences of activities on the composition obtained in the study for the tested reactions involving the catalyst oxygen are caused by differences in the reaction mechanisms.