“…The phase purity and crystallinity of all of the reduced and calcined Ni/Al 2 O 3 , Pt/Al 2 O 3 , Ni 1 Pt 0.004 /Al 2 O 3 , Ni 1 Pt 0.007 /Al 2 O 3 , and Ni 1 Pt 0.015 /Al 2 O 3 were analyzed via XRD (Figure ). The XRD patterns of the catalysts show the characteristic 2θ peaks at 19, 32, 38, 39, 45, and 67° corresponding to (101), (112), (103), (202), (220), and (224) planes, respectively, which are attributed to the Al 2 O 3 phase (PDF 01-074-4629). ,− Figure a indicates the NiO phase (PDF 01-080-5508) of calcined Ni/Al 2 O 3 and Ni–Pt/Al 2 O 3 with the diffraction peaks at 37, 44, and 63°, indicating the (111), (200), and (220) planes, respectively . The peaks of calcined Pt/Al 2 O 3 and Ni–Pt/Al 2 O 3 at 32, 37, and 63° correspond to the (111), (222), and (311) planes, respectively, ascribed to the PtO 2 phase (PDF 01-089-3603).…”