Photocatalytic decomposition of dinitrogen oxide on Cu-containing ZSM-5 catalyst
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions
- Vol. 90 (2) , 377-381
- https://doi.org/10.1039/ft9949000377
Abstract
Photodecomposition of dinitrogen oxide (N2O) into N2 and O2 on Cu-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite (ion-exchange degree, 145 %), degassed at 723 K, proceeds catalytically at 278 K. The dependence of the decomposition rate on the wavelength of the irradiated light reveals the importance of the excitation of monovalent Cu ions (2O. The rate of decomposition can be expressed by the rate equation: r=a[N2O]//([N2O]+b[O2]½) , where a and b are constants, and a is proportional to the light intensity. The desorption of O2 from the surface is not a rate-determining step in the photodecomposition or the thermal decomposition of N2O on the zeolite which occurs with an apparent activation energy of 37 ± 3 kJ mol–1.Keywords
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