ISSN:
0538-8066
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The kinetics and mechanism of the thermal reduction of NO by H2 have been investigated by FTIR spectrometry in the temperature range of 900 to 1225 K at a constant pressure of 700 torr using mixtures of varying NO/H2 ratios. In about half of our experimental runs, CO was introduced to capture the OH radical formed in the system with the well-known, fast reaction, OH + CO → H + CO2. The rates of NO decay and CO2 formation were kinetically modeled to extract the rate constant for the rate-controlling step, (2) HNO + NO → N2O + OH. Combining the modeled values with those from the computer simulation of earlier kinetic data reported by Hinshelwood and co-workers (refs. [3] and [4]), Graven (ref.[5]), and Kaufman and Decker (ref. [6]) gives rise to the following expression: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_2 \, = \,\,10^{12.93\, \pm \,0.13} \,{\rm exp}\left[ { - {{\left({14,890\, \pm \,360} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left({14,890\, \pm \,360} \right)} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right]\,{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} \,{\rm mol}^{ - 1} \,{\rm s}^{ - 1} $$\end{document}.This encompasses 45 data points and covers the temperature range of 900 to 1425 K. RRKM calculations based on the latest ab initio MO results indicate that the reaction is controlled by the addition/stabilization processes forming the HN(O)NO intermediate at low temperatures and by the addition/isomerization/decomposition processes producing N2O + OH above 900 K. The calculated value of k2 agrees satisfactorily with the experimental result. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/kin.550270905
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