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The invention addressed two critical issues in fuel processing for fuel cell application, i.e. catalyst cost and operating stability. The existing state-of-the-art fuel reforming catalyst uses Rh and platinum supported over refractory oxide which add significant cost to the fuel cell system. Support

The invention addressed two critical issues in fuel processing for fuel cell application, i.e. catalyst cost and operating stability. The existing state-of-the-art fuel reforming catalyst uses Rh and platinum supported over refractory oxide which add significant cost to the fuel cell system. Supported metals agglomerate under elevated temperature during reforming and decrease the catalyst activity. The catalyst is a perovskite oxide or a Ruddlesden-Popper type oxide containing rare-earth elements, catalytically active firs row transition metal elements, and stabilizing elements, such that the catalyst is a single phase in high temperature oxidizing conditions and maintains a primarily perovskite or Ruddlesden-Popper structure under high temperature reducing conditions. The catalyst can also contain alkaline earth dopants, which enhance the catalytic activity of the catalyst, but do not compromise the stability of the perovskite structure.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A catalyst composition comprising: a perovskite structure having the formula selected from the group consisting of PrCr0.95Ru0.05O3, GdCr0.95Ru0.05O3, LaAl0.95Ru0.05O3, and LaCr0.95Ru0.05O3. 2. The catalyst comprising: La1-xA'xCr1-yByO3 wherein A' is Ca, B is select

The invention claimed is: 1. A catalyst composition comprising: a perovskite structure having the formula selected from the group consisting of PrCr0.95Ru0.05O3, GdCr0.95Ru0.05O3, LaAl0.95Ru0.05O3, and LaCr0.95Ru0.05O3. 2. The catalyst comprising: La1-xA'xCr1-yByO3 wherein A' is Ca, B is selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, and mixture thereof; x is about 0.05 to about 1; and y is about 0.01 to about 0.2. 3. The catalyst of claim 2, wherein x is about 0.1 to about 0.2. 4. The catalyst of claim 2, wherein y is about 0.05.