Ethylene + acetylene yields exceeding 68% with selectivities above 80% are obtained over novel doped Pt/LaMnO3 catalysts under self-sustained ethane CPO at short contact time Insights are presented on the impact of catalyst dopants and type of sacrificial fuel (CH4 CO H-2) The study on the novel catalysts is extended to ethylene and propylene production via CPO of propane Results of an economic analysis for ethylene production from ethane in a 1MtA plant are presented comparing the traditional steam cracking with CPO technology based on the best achieved experimental data with the Pt/LaMnO3 catalyst (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved