| abstract |
The present invention provides a method for converting an organic starting material to olefins comprising contacting a feed comprising said organic starting material with a small pore non-zeolitic catalyst at a temperature, a pressure, and a weight hourly space velocity effective to produce olefins; wherein said molecular sieve catalyst comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of a lanthanide metal, an actinide metal, scandium, yttrium, Group IVB metals, Group VB metals, and combinations thereof. |