Study of different support and precursor compounds for supported nickel oxyreforming catalysts

Preparation and characterization of different nickel catalysts for the oxyreforming reaction was studied in this work. The catalysts were prepared by impregnating two different precursor compounds (nickel nitrate and nickel acetylacetonate) into α-Al 2O 3 and α-Al 2O 3 modified by a layer of aluminium oxide. This modification led to an increment in the dispersion of the active phase and to a more active catalyst.