Table 1. Physicochemical Properties of Ce Promoted Ni–YZ Catalysts.

samples	BET (m2/g)	pore volume (cm3/g)	pore size (nm)	monolayer capacity (cm3/g)a	overall H2 consumption (μmol/g)b	DF (%)c
Ni–YZ	5.8	0.027	21.5	1.33	1200	4.93
1Ce–Ni–YZ	6.9	0.042	27.0	1.59	1324	8.16
2Ce–Ni–YZ	8.0	0.042	22.9	1.84	1740	7.32
3Ce–Ni–YZ	9.0	0.050	23.9	2.07	1885	10.05

^aFrom BET.

^bFrom H₂-TPR.

^c