“…[1,7,20,21] The superior activity of Al 2 O 3 and MgO is most likely resulted from their strong metal-support interaction, providing several advantages such as improve catalyst stability, prevent active metal sintering and promote CO 2 conversion. [6,7,20,22,23] Particularly, Co supported on Al 2 O 3 catalysts have constituted an important class of catalytic materials and have been widely examined owing to their high abundancies, excellent catalytic activities, and good resistance towards carbon deposition. [24] Al 2 O 3 is able to induces high dispersion of the Co metal to prevent the sintering of active sites, thereby preserving the activity of Co. [25,26] With reference to Co/Al 2 O 3 catalysts, different preparation methods and metal loadings have been examined to yield catalysts with diverse structures and reactivities toward dry reforming.…”