TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The composition also comprises Group IVA, Group IVB and/or another Group VIII elements at a mol ratio of 0.01-0.2; alkali earth metals, lanthanide elements, and Group VIB elements at a mol ratio of 0.005-0.5; and mixture of first catalyst blended with salt of Group IVA elements where first catalyst comprises 10-90 (preferably 20-80) wt.% of the mixture. Preferred Components: The alkali metal comprises (mol ratio) sodium (0.02-1, preferably 0.02-0.5), or cesium ( not greater than 0.5). The Group VIII element is cobalt at a mol ratio of 0.03-1 (preferably 0.03-0.5). The Group IVA is silicon at a mol ratio of 0.05-2. The Group IVB element is titanium. The Mn is present at a mol ratio of 0.3-2.2. The lanthanide element is lanthanum at a mol ratio of not greater than 0.01. The feed gas stream comprises nitrogen and carbon-containing gas Preferred Method: The method also comprises removing effluent from reactor; cooling effluent to not greater than 600 degrees C, then to 400 degrees C; contacting effluent to second oxidative reforming reactors containing catalyst composition different from that of the first reactor; and distributing oxygen to reactors. EXAMPLE - Ammonium tungstate (9 g) and sodium hydroxide (1 g) were dissolved in deionized water (200 mL) at 70-80 degrees C. In separate container, cobalt (II) nitrate hexahydrate was dissolved in water at 70 degrees C and was added to previously prepared solution. Manganese (IV) oxide (30 g) was added to the resulting mixture, ammonium hydroxide (10 mL) was further added to obtain alkaline pH, and was heated 121 degrees C for 2-3 hours. The paste was calcined at 300 degrees C for 30 minutes, then was increased to 550 degrees C and maintained at that temperature for 2 hours. The temperature was further increased to 860 degrees C, held at that temperature for 24 hours, and was cooled to room temperature. The catalyst was then crushed, passed into 40 mesh sieve, pelletized into tablets, calcined at 1000 degrees C for 8 hours under inert conditions, then crushed and sized for use in the reactor.