Nanostructuredγ-Al2O3withhighsurfaceareaandmesoporousstructurewassynthesizedbysol-gelmethodandemployedascatalystsupportfornickelcatalystsinmethanereformingwithcarbondioxide.ThepreparedsampleswerecharacterizedbyXRD,N2adsorption-desorption,TPR,TPO,TPH,NH3-TPDandSEMtechniques.TheBETanalysisshowedahighsurfaceareaof204m2g-1andanarrowpore-sizedistributioncenteredatadiameterof5.5nmforcatalystsupport.TheBETresultsrevealedthatadditionoflanthanumoxidetoaluminumoxidedecreasedthespecificsurfacearea.Inaddition,TPRresultsshowedthatadditionoflanthanumoxideincreasedthereducibilityofnickelcatalyst.Thecatalyticevaluationresultsshowedanincreaseinmethaneconversionwithincreasinglanthanumoxideto3mol%andfurtherincreaseinlanthanumcontentdecreasedthecatalyticactivity.TPOanalysisrevealedthatthecokedepositiondecreasedwithincreasinglanthanumoxideto3mol%.SEMandTPHanalysesconfirmedtheformationofwhiskertypecarbonoverthespentcatalysts.AdditionofsteamandO2todryreformingfeedincreasedthemethaneconversionandledtocarbonfreeoperationincombinedprocesses.
