Ethylene+acetylene yields exceeding 68% with selectivities above 80% are obtained over novel doped Pt/LaMnO 3 catalysts under self-sustained ethane CPO at short contact time. Insights are presented on the impact of catalyst dopants and type of sacrificial fuel (CH 4 , 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/LaMnO 3 catalyst.