Oxides of nitrogen, formation

Lamp Method the sample is burned in a closed system in an atmosphere of 70% CO2 and 30% oxygen in order to avoid formation of nitrogen oxides. This method was to have been abandoned as it takes three hours to carry out, but remains officially required for jet fuel sulfur analysis. 

Because of the formation of nitrogen oxides, a steady-state ozone concentration cannot be obtained instead, due to the buHdup of nitrogen oxides, an increase in residence time in the discharge results in a decrease in ozone concentration beyond the maximum value. Thus, there is an optimum residence time for maximum ozone production. 

In 1838, Frederic Kuhlmann discovered die formation of nitrogen oxide (NO) during die catalytic oxidation of ammonia. Wilhelm Ostwald developed die production mediods in 1902 and established die base for today s major commercial processes. However, industrial production began only after Haber and Bosch developed the synthesis of ammonia around 1916. 

New low-NO, burners are effective in reducing emissions from both new power plants and existing plants that are being retrofitted. Low NO, burners limit the formation of nitrogen oxides by controlling the mixing of fuel and air, in effect... 

What are the mechanisms in combustion that result in the formation of nitrogen oxides ... 

When nitrogen and oxygen gases were present then it was possible to get fixation of nitrogen with the formation of nitrogen oxides. Molecules of nitrogen and oxygen dissociated in the cavitation bubbles to form initially NO radicals [33, 34]. 

Jousserandot, A., Boucher, J. L., Henry, Y., Niklaus, B., Clement, B., Mansuy, D., Microsomal cytochrome P450 dependent oxidation of N-hydroxyguanidines, amidoximes, and ket oximes mechanism of the oxidative cleavage of their C=N(OH) bond with formation of nitrogen oxides, Biochemistry 37 (1998),... 

Which of the amino acids contribute to the formation of nitrogen oxides What is the consequence of the presence of this nitrogen to our atmospheric air ... 

Comparison of the observed pseudo-first-order decay of biological activity with a half-life of 30 sec at normal oxygen tensions versus decomposition via nitrogen dioxide by pseudo-second-order kinetics predicted by Reaction 4. The loss of nitric oxide through formation of nitrogen oxide is twice as fast as calculated by Reaction 4 because each nitrogen dioxide formed rapidly attacks a second nitric oxide to form nitrite. 

Five separate mechanisms have been identified that can lead to formation of nitrogen oxides in significant quantities. Four of these mechanisms are initiated by fixation of the molecular nitrogen contained in the combustion air. For fuels such as coal or biomass that contain nonnegligible amounts of fuel-bound nitrogen, so-called fuel-NO constitutes an additional formation route. 

In dynamic flash combustion, the tin-encapsulated sample is dropped into the preheated furnace shortly after the flow of a 50 vol% O2/50 vol% He mixture is started (Figure 27-8). The Sn capsule melts at 235°C and is instantly oxidized to Sn02, thereby liberating 594 kJ/mol, and heating the sample to 1 700°-l 800°C. If the sample is dropped in before very much Oz is present, decomposition (cracking) occurs prior to oxidation, which minimizes the formation of nitrogen oxides. (Flammable liquid samples would be admitted prior to any 02 to prevent explosions.)... 

The formation of nitrogen oxides in combustion and explosions has been studied by many scientists, but to date there is no uniform opinion on the question of the nature and mechanism of this process. Nernst [1] believed that in an explosion, as a result of the high temperature, a direct bimolec-ular reaction of molecular oxygen with molecular nitrogen occurs. Haber... 

In chemical kinetics this kind of investigation is unique. The process occurs not only in combustion. In strong explosions in the atmosphere formation of nitrogen oxide plays an important role, changing the optical properties of the... 

Recently, work on nitrogen oxidation in the combustion of a fuel mixed with air has become extensive in connection with pollution of the environment by toxic combustion products (including NO). An good review of this research was done by A. N. Heiherst and I. M. Vincent,7 and by A. Macek for coal combustion.8 Detailed experimental and theoretical work on the formation of nitrogen oxides in turbulent gas flames was performed by P. Moreau and R. Borghi.9... 

Formation of nitrogen oxides during coal combustion... 

It must always be assumed that explosive fumes and propellant fumes are to some extent toxic. Excess oxygen causes the formation of nitrogen oxides, deficiency carbon monoxide, both toxic. In the United States, the following classification of toxic fume components has been accepted a 1 -1/4 by 8" cartridge in its cartridge paper is detonated in a -> Bichel Bomb, and the fume composition is gas analysed. In the following Table toxic gases means the sum CO + H2S (NO and N02 are not considered ) in ft3/lb explosive ... 

Cold, concentrated nitric acid renders iron passive in this state it does not react with dilute nitric acid nor does it displace copper from an aqueous solution of a copper salt. 1 +1 Nitric acid, or hot, concentrated nitric acid dissolves iron with the formation of nitrogen oxide gas and iron(III) ions ... 

The dissolution in nitric acid is accompanied with the formation of nitrogen oxide ... 

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