Open AccessDECOMPOSITION OF NITROUS OXIDE FINAL REPORT. Period covered: February 19, 1959-August 18, 1959
Author(s) -
J.H. Zufall,
Hoke S. Miller
Publication year - 1959
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4173568
Subject(s) - decomposition , catalysis , nitrous oxide , oxide , space velocity , materials science , period (music) , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , mineralogy , metallurgy , physics , selectivity , organic chemistry , acoustics
The decomposition of N/sub 2/O in a reactor tube containing various fixed-bed catalysts was investigated at 200 to 700 deg C, space velocities of 250, 1250, and 2500 vol. of gas per vol. of catalyst per hr, and various gas mixture compositions. As catalysts, En at 500 deg C and Pd at 650 deg C both gave satisfactory results. NO/sub 2/ was formed with all these catalysts, the amount increasing as the residual N/sub 2/O decreased. (C.J.G.