The excess emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as CO 2 and CH 4 is posing an acute threat to the environment, and efficient ways are being sought to utilize GHGs to produce syngas (H 2 , CO) and lighter hydrocarbons (HCs). In this study, the dry reforming of methane (DRM) has been carried out at 700 °C using La 2 O 3 co-supported Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 nano-catalyst in a fixed bed thermal reactor. The catalyst is characterized using various techniques such as XRD, FESEM, EDX-mapping, CO 2 -TPD, H 2 -TPR and TGA. The modified MgAl 2 O 4 shows the flake type structure after the addition of La 2 O 3 . The TPR and TPD analysis shows the highly dispersed metal and strong basic nature of the catalyst consequently enhances the conversion of CO 2 and CH 4 . The highest conversion for CH 4 is 87.3% while CO 2 conversion is nearly 89.5% in 20 h of operation time. The selectivity of H 2 and CO approached 50% making the H 2 /CO ratio above unity. In the longer time-on-stream (TOS) test, the catalyst shows elevated potential for longer runs showcasing better catalytic activity. The stability of the catalyst is indicated via a proposed reaction mechanism for DRM in operating conditions. Moreover, TGA indicates the lower weight loss of spent catalyst which ascribed the lower formation of carbon during TOS 20 h.

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Co/TiO2–MgAl2O4 was investigated in a fixed bed reactor for the dry reforming of methane (DRM) process. Co/TiO2–MgAl2O4 was prepared by modified co-precipitation, followed by the hydrothermal method. The active metal Co was loaded via the wetness impregnation method. The prepared catalyst was characterized by XRD, SEM, TGA, and FTIR. The performance of Co/TiO2–MgAl2O4 for the DRM process was investigated in a reactor with a temperature of 750 °C, a feed ratio (CO2/CH4) of 1, a catalyst loading of 0.5 g, and a feed flow rate of 20 mL min−1. The effect of support interaction with metal and the composite were studied for catalytic activity, the composite showing significantly improved results. Moreover, among the tested Co loadings, 5 wt% Co over the TiO2–MgAl2O4 composite shows the best catalytic performance. The 5%Co/TiO2–MgAl2O4 improved the CH4 and CO2 conversion by up to 70% and 80%, respectively, while the selectivity of H2 and CO improved to 43% and 46.5%, respectively. The achieved H2/CO ratio of 0.9 was due to the excess amount of CO produced because of the higher conversion rate of CO2 and the surface carbon reaction with oxygen species. Furthermore, in a time on stream (TOS) test, the catalyst exhibited 75 h of stability with significant catalytic activity. Catalyst potential lies in catalyst stability and performance results, thus encouraging the further investigation and use of the catalyst for the long-run DRM process.