Abstract
The kinetics of some reactions in the system containing carbon monoxide, oxygen, and nitrogen dioxide have been studied over the temperature range from 658° to 800°K. It has been shown that the reaction is heterogeneous for the lower pressures of nitrogen dioxide and homogeneous for pressures above 10 mm. The homogeneous portion of the reaction appears to include the oxidation of nitric oxide and the oxidation of carbon monoxide by ``oxides'' of nitrogen. A bimolecular reaction involving nitric oxide and oxygen has been studied. Evidence is presented which indicates that the oxidation of nitric oxide involves two consecutive bimolecular reactions instead of the classical termolecular mechanism.

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