“…Depending on the initial fuel, and thus its thermal stability, the operational temperatures to reach appreciable conversion can range from about 300 8C (methanol) [16] up to 700 8C and above for more thermally stable molecules such as CH 4 [17]. A plethora of catalysts has been in use to make this transformation as smooth as possible: Pd [18,19], Pt [20,21], Rh [22,23], Ru [24,25], Cu [26,27], Co [28,29] or Ni [30][31][32]. Ni remains the primary choice because of the tradeoff between its relatively low cost and the performance it offers.…”