University of Surrey

University of Alicante

Tomas Ramirez Reina

Sai Gu

Antonio Sepúlveda Escribano

Laura Pastor Pérez

David Watson

Estelle Le Saché

Pyrochlore-based solid mixed oxide materials suitable for use in catalysing a hydrocarbon reforming reaction are disclosed, as well as methods of preparing the materials, and their uses in hydrocarbon reforming processes. The materials contain a catalytic quantity of inexpensive nickel and exhibit catalytic properties in dry reforming reactions that are comparable&#x2014;if not better&#x2014;than those observed using expensive noble metal-containing catalysts. Moreover, the Pyrochlore-based solid mixed oxide materials can be used in low temperature dry reforming reactions, where other catalysts would become deactivated due to coking. Accordingly, the catalytic materials represent a sizeable development in the industrial-scale reforming of hydrocarbons.

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Guildford, United Kingdom

Tomas Ramirez Reina