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oa The Platinum Catalysed Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia
A Solid Electrolyte Potentiometry Aided Study
- Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 37, Issue 1, Jan 1993, p. 8 - 13
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- 01 Jan 1993
Abstract
The reduction of nitric oxide by ammonia on platinum catalysts has been investigated in the temperature range 300 to 400°C at reactant partial pressures between 0.05 and 5 mbar. During a combined potentiometric and kinetic study, a discontinuous change in both the reaction rates and the surface state has been observed at a partial pressure ratio for nitric oxide:ammonia of 1.5. If ammonia is in excess in the gas phase then nitric oxide is directly reduced to nitrogen. However, an excess of nitric oxide leads to a strong formation of nitrous oxide, and the nitrogen formation thus proceeds via nitrous oxide.
© Johnson Matthey