Patent ID: 7985710

Claim:
A nickel-cobalt bimetallic catalyst for production of synthesis gas by CO 2 reformation of hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a reduction product of a composite metal oxide having a chemical composition on an anhydrous basis after calcination expressed by the empirical formula: Ni a m + ⁢ Co b n + ⁢ Al c 3 + ⁢ Mg d 2 + ⁢ O ( am 2 + bn 2 + 3 ⁢ c 2 + d ) wherein m and n are the valences of Ni and Co respectively and equivalent to 2 or 3, a, b, c and d are mole fractions wherein a+b+c+d=1, and 0.001≦a≦0.8, 0.001≦b≦0.8, 0.1≦c≦0.99, and 0.01≦d≦0.99; wherein the reduction product comprises active components comprising the metal form of Ni, Co, and/or their alloy.