“…Similar XRD patterns were observed for both 10CoAl-ME and 10CoAl-IMP ( Figure 2A) with intense lines assigned to the CoAl 2 O 4 spinel phase, crystallized in a cubic structure (2θ = 31°, 36°, 38°, 44°, 56°, 59° and 65°) and characteristic lines of the Co 3 O 4 phase, crystallized in a cubic phase (2θ = 31°, 3°8, 51°, 56°, 58°, 67°). NiAl 2 O 4 spinel was already observed in the case of nickel supported on alumina [46] and the Co 3 O 4 phase was also observed in the case of Co supported on Al 2 O 3 prepared by IMP and ME [47,48]. For the IMP cobalt sample, another peak at 2θ = 39° was observed, which was attributed to CoO.…”