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Palladium (Pd) supported on CeO2-promoted γ-Al2O3 with various CeO2 (ceria) crystallinities, were used as catalysts in the methane steam reforming reaction. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, FTIR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to characterize the samples in terms of Pd and CeO2 structure and dispersion on the γ-Al2O3 support. These results were correlated with the observed catalytic activity and deactivation process. Arrhenius plots at steady-state conditions are presented as a function of CeO2 structure. Pd is present on the oxidized CeO2-promoted catalysts as Pd0, Pd+ and Pd2+, at ratios strongly dependent on CeO2 structure. XRD measurements indicated that Pd is well dispersed (particles |