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A comparative study of SiO2, Al2O3, and mixed SiO2-Al2O3-supported nickel catalysts for dry reforming of methane: effects of calcination temperature on catalytic performance

Dalal A. Alshammari, Saba A. Aladeemy, Rehab M. Ali, Maryam El Marouani, Naglaa A. El-Naggar, Fawaz S. Alharbi, Abdullah A. Alsayed, Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Ahmed S. Al-Fatesh

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