Ceria-Zirconia supported Ni catalysts for partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas

► Highly active and coking resistant Ni/Ce(1−x)ZrxO2 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1) catalysts prepared by precipitation method. ► The catalyst performance increase with an increase in Zr loading. ► All catalysts have shown stable performances in the typical operation period of approximately 7 h. ► Ni/Ce0.25Zr0.75O2 catalyst shows the better performance than the others.