In this study, three series of Pt,Pd,Ni/Mg1-xLaxO, Co,Pd,Ni/Ca1-xLaxO and Pt,Pd,Ni/Ca1-xZrxO catalysts (where x = 0, 0.03, 0.07, and 0.15), were synthesized by using co-precipitation method with K2CO3 as a precipitant.
The results of the present study demonstrated that the Pt,Pd,Ni/Ca0.85Zr4+0.15O catalyst had the best activity in the dry reforming of methane with 98% and 85 %CO2 and CH4 conversions, respectively, and 1.14 H2/CO ratio at a temperature of 900°C and a CH4:CO2 ratio of 1:1. Also, a high stability of the Pt,Pd,Ni/Ca0.85Zr4+0.15O catalyst was observed when studying it for a long duration (200h). The conversion of CH4 was enhanced by passing 1.25% stream of oxygen.