activity and the cost, although coke formation remains the main problem. Here, Ni-based
spinel catalysts with various Mg contents were developed through the synthesis of
mesoporous Mg-aluminate supports by evaporation-induced self-assembly followed by Ni
loading via incipient wetness impregnation. The mesoporous Ni/Mg-aluminate spinel
catalysts showed high coke resistance under accelerated reaction conditions (0.0014 …