“…Redox-active ceria and ceria-based mixed oxides are of particular interest because the interconversion of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) allows for facile oxygen storage and removal . Because of this property, cerium-based oxides are widely used for applications in automotive exhaust converters, hydrocarbon reforming, and water gas shift reactions. − By doping zirconia into the ceria support, a CeO 2 –ZrO 2 solid solution (CZ) is formed, which greatly enhances thermal stability and oxygen storage capacity and increases the accessibility of bulk lattice oxygen. − Using ceria as a support for methane dry reforming reaction increases the conversion, lowers the carbon formation, and enhances the reverse-water gas shift (RWGS) reaction . The surface oxygen vacancies of the CZ support promote the activation of CO 2 during reaction. , Mobile oxygen species stored in the CZ support facilitate the removal of deposited coke, and thus, these species extend catalyst lifetime. , Additionally, CZ supports interact strongly with the Ni metal, which stabilizes small surface nickel particles …”