Surface-phase ZrO2 on SiO2 (SZrOs) and surface-phase La2O3 on Al2O3 (SLaOs) were prepared with various loadings of ZrO2 and La2O3, characterized and used as supports for preparing Pt/SZrOs and Pt/SLaOs catalysts. CH4/CO2 reforming over the Pt/SZrOs and Pt