catalytic oxidation of ammonia
1Ammonia — For other uses, see Ammonia (disambiguation). Ammonia …
2Catalytic reforming — is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process …
3Andrussow oxidation — The Andrussov Oxidation is an organic reaction describing the oxidation of methane in the presence of oxygen, ammonia, and a platinum catalyst to produce hydrogen cyanide. [cite journal title = Über die schnell verlaufenden katalytischen Prozesse …
4Catalytic converter — A catalytic converter (colloquially, cat or catcon ) is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to… …
5oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called redox reaction any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… …
6Catalytic processes and their catalysts — ▪ Table Catalytic processes and their catalysts process catalyst ammonia synthesis iron sulfuric acid manufacture nitrogen(II) oxide, platinum cracking of petroleum zeolites hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons nickel, platinum, or palladium …
7Selective catalytic reduction — (SCR) is a means of converting nitrogen oxides, also referred to as chem|NO|x with the aid of a catalyst into diatomic nitrogen, chem|N|2, and water, chem|H|2|O. A gaseous reductant, typically anhydrous ammonia, aqueous ammonia or urea, is added… …
8Leonid Andrussow — (*28. November 1896 in Riga; †15. December 1988 near Paris) was a German chemical engineer. He developed the process for the production of hydrogen cyanide based on the oxidation of ammonia and methane, which is named after him Andrussow… …
9nitric acid — Chem. a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water soluble liquid, HNO3, having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and… …
10Cyanide — This article is about the class of chemical compounds. For other uses, see Cyanide (disambiguation). The cyanide ion, CN−. From the top: 1. Valence bond structure 2. Space filling model 3. Electrostatic potential surface 4. Carbon lone pair… …
