Removal of NO in NO/N2, NO/N2/O2, NO/CH4/N2, and NO/CH4/O2/N2 systems by flowing microwave discharges

In this paper, continuing previous work, we report on experiments carried out to investigate the removal of NO from simulated flue gas in nonthermal plasmas. The plasma-induced decomposition of small concentrations of NO in N2 used as the carrier gas and O2 and CH4 as minority components has been studied in a surface wave discharge induced with a surfatron launcher. The reaction products and efficiency have been monitored by mass spectrometry as a function of the composition of the mixture. NO is effectively decomposed into N2 and O2 even in the presence of O2, provided always that enough CH4 is also present in the mixture. Other majority products of the plasma reactions under these conditions are NH3, CO, and H2. In the absence of O2, decomposition of NO also occurs, although in that case HCN accompanies the other reaction products as a majority component. The plasma for the different reaction mixtures has been characterized by optical emission spectroscopy. Intermediate excited species of NO*, C*, CN*, NH*, and CH* have been monitored depending on the gas mixture. The type of species detected and their evolution with the gas composition are in agreement with the reaction products detected in each case. The observations by mass spectrometry and optical emission spectroscopy are in agreement with the kinetic reaction models available in literature for simple plasma reactions in simple reaction mixtures.     

Ab initio calculations of nitrogen oxide reactions: formation of N2O2, N2O3, N2O4, N2O5, and N4O2 from NO, NO2, NO3, and N2O

Ab initio computational methods were used to obtain Delta(r)H(o), Delta(r)G(o), and Delta(r)S(o) for the reactions 2 NO <=> N(2)O(2) (I), NO+NO(2) <=> N(2)O(3) (II), 2 NO(2) <=> N(2)O(4) (III), NO(2)+NO(3) <=> N(2)O(5) (IV), and 2 N(2)O <=> N(4)O(2) (V) at 298.15 K. Optimized geometries and frequencies were obtained at the CCSD(T) level for all molecules except for NO, NO(2), and NO(3), for which UCCSD(T) was used. In all cases the aug-cc-pVDZ (avdz) basis set was employed. The electronic energies of all species were obtained from complete basis set extrapolations (to aug-cc-pV5Z) using five different extrapolation methods. The [U]CCSD(T)/avdz geometries and frequencies of the N(x)O(y) compounds are compared with literature values, and problems associated with the values and assignments of low-frequency modes are discussed. The standard entropies are compared with values cited in the NIST/JANAF tables [NIST-JANAF Thermochemical Tables, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data Monograph No. 9, 4th ed. edited by M. W. Chase, Jr. (American Chemical Society and American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 1988)]. With the exception of I, in which the dimer is weakly bound, and V, for which thermodynamic data appears to be lacking, the calculated standard thermodynamic functions of reaction are in good agreement with literature values obtained both from statistical mechanical and various equilibrium methods. A multireference-configuration interaction calculation (MRCI+Q) for I provides a D(e) value that is consistent with previous calculations. The combined uncertainties of the NIST/JANAF values for Delta(r)H(o), Delta(r)G(o), and Delta(r)S(o) of II, III, and IV are discussed. The potential surface for the dissociation of N(2)O(4) was explored using multireference methods. No evidence of a barrier to dissociation was found.     

Toward synthetic tubes for NO2/N2O4: design, synthesis, and host-guest chemistry

Design of molecular nanotubes is proposed for entrapment and conversion of NO2/N2O4 gases. Synthesis of 1,3-alternate bis-calix[4]arene tube 3 of 5 x 11 A internal dimensions is presented, and its reversible reactions with NO2/N2O4 in solution are studied. Exposure of 3 to NO2/N2O4 in chlorinated solvents results in the rapid encapsulation of nitrosonium (NO+) cations within its interior. Mono- and dinitrosonium complexes 4 and 5, respectively, were isolated and characterized by UV-vis, FTIR, and 1H NMR spectroscopies, and also molecular modeling. The NO+ entrapment process is reversible, and addition of water quickly recovered starting tube 3. Encapsulated within the tube NO+ species act as nitrosating agents for secondary amides. These findings open wider perspectives toward NO2/NOx storing and converting materials and also offer a promise for further development of supramolecular chemistry of synthetic nanotubes.     

Studies on Gas Purification by a Pulsed Microwave Discharge at 2.46 GHz in Mixtures of N2/NO/O2 at Atmospheric Pressure

Pulsed microwave discharges operated at atmospheric pressure in gas mixtures containing N₂, O₂, and NO are investigated experimentally and theoretically for various gas mixture constituents and operating conditions with respect to the ability of exhaust gas purification. The rotational gas temperature and the vibrational temperature of N₂ are derived from CARS measurements. The composition of the exhaust gas after treatment is monitored using FTIR spectroscopy. The processes of the chemical, electronic, and vibrational kinetics are described by a model that has been developed to calculate the species densities. The results obtained show that in N₂/NO gas mixtures an overall reduction of NO_x takes place. In the case of N₂/O₂/NO gas mixtures, no net reduction of NO_x is achieved for a pulsed microwave power below 3600 W, a pulse length of 50 s, and a typical repetition frequency of 2 kHz.     

A spectroscopic study of the equilibrium NO2 + NO3 + M 2 N2O5 + M and the kinetics of the O3/N2O5/NO3/NO2/ air system

The equilibrium constant, K_eq of the reaction NO₂ + NO₃ + M 2 N₂O₅ + M has been determined for a small range of temperatures around room temperature in air at 740 torr by direct spectroscopical measurements of NO₂, NO₃, and N₂O₅. At 298 K, K_eq was determined as (3.73 ± 0.61) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹. Averaging this and 11 other independent evaluations of K_eq yields K_eq = (3.31 ± 0.82) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹, where the uncertainty is given as one standard deviation. The kinetics of the O₃/NO₂/N₂O₅/NO₃/ air system was studied in a static chamber at room temperature and 740 torr total pressure. Evidence of a unimolecular decay reaction of NO₃, NO₃ → NO + O₂, was found and its rate coefficient was estimated as (1.6 ± 0.7) × 10⁻³ s⁻¹ at 295 ± 2 K.     

低温等离子体转化NO/O2/N2气氛中NO的实验研究

通过建立低温等离子体实验系统, 研究了介质阻挡放电型低温等离子体反应器作用于NO/O2/N2混合气体系时, NO, O2初始浓度对NO的转化效率的影响以及NOx, O3浓度随能量密度的变化关系. 低温等离子体作用于NO/O2/N2混合气体系时, NO同时发生氧化还原反应, 氧化反应占主导地位, 大部分NO转化为NO2; NO转化率随O2, NO初始浓度增大而降低, 能量密度在450～600 J/L时转化率较高; 产生的O3浓度随能量密度的增大呈先增后减的趋势.     

Formation Mechanism of O2– Radical Anions in the Adsorption of NO + O2 and NO2 + O2 Mixtures on ZrO2 According to EPR and TPD Data

The effects of various factors on the formation of O₂ ^– radical anions in the adsorption of an NO + O₂ or NO₂ + O₂ mixture on ZrO₂ were studied. It was found that the thermal stability of the O₂ ^– species depends on the composition of the adsorbed gas. It was suggested that nitrogen oxide complexes on ZrO₂ centers are responsible for the formation of O₂ ^–. These centers are formed upon the treatment of the oxide in a vacuum; however, they are different from both coordinatively unsaturated Zr⁴⁺ cations (NO adsorption centers at 77 K) and Zr⁴⁺–O^––O^––Zr⁴⁺ centers, at which O₂ ^– are formed because of the adsorption of H₂ + O₂. Based on the experimental data, the mechanism of O₂ ^– formation in the adsorption of an NO + O₂ mixture is discussed.     

Formation of N2O from a nickel nitrosyl: isolation of the cis-[N2O2]2- intermediate

Addition of 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) to [Ni(NO)(bipy)][PF(6)] (1) results in formation of a rare five-coordinate nickel nitrosyl [Ni(NO)(bipy)(2)][PF(6)] (2). This complex exhibits a bent NO(-) ligand in the solid state. On standing in acetonitrile, 2 furnishes the NO coupled product, [Ni(κ(2)-O(2)N(2))(bipy)] (8) in moderate yield. Subsequent addition of 2 equiv of acetylacetone (H(acac)) to 8 results in formation of [Ni(acac)(2)(bipy)], N(2)O, and H(2)O. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the N-N bond is formed via a bimetallic coupling reaction of two NO(-) ligands.     

Characterization of Gaseous Plasma Sustained in Mixtures of HMDSO and O2 in an Industrial-Scale Reactor

Optical emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry was used to characterize gaseous plasma in an industrial reactor of volume 5 m³ during deposition of protective coatings. Plasma was created in mixtures of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) and oxygen at the powers between 1 and 8 kW. The plasma density was somehow below 10¹⁴ m^?3. The flows of both gases were varied up to 200 sccm while the effective pumping speed was adjusted by changing the roots pump rotation speed between 250 and 4000 rpm. At such conditions the HMDSO was only partially dissociated to fragments. The behaviour of optical emission lines and mass ion currents was well correlated indicating that even one single technique was sufficient to monitor the behaviour of plasma at various discharge conditions. The optical emission spectroscopy as a simple and economic method is therefore suitable for controlling key processing parameters in such a plasma reactor.

     

介质阻挡放电等离子体脱除氮氧化物的发射光谱研究

在大气压下, NO/N2体系中, 利用发射光谱技术对50 Hz和5 kHz交流介质阻挡放电等离子体在200～900 nm范围内进行了诊断. 在632、674.5、715.5和742 nm等处测得了N原子的谱线. 利用化学发光法NOx分析仪, 模块式红外吸收气体分析检测仪, 大气压下直连质谱多种检测手段对放电前后的稳定物种进行了分析, 观察到O2的生成. 初步讨论了无氧条件下介质阻挡放电等离子体中NO脱除的反应机制.     

The reactions of isotopically labeled N15NO+ with CO,NO, O2, N2, NO2, and N2O

The reactions of labeled N¹⁵NO⁺ with CO, NO, O₂, ¹⁸O₂, N₂, NO₂, and N₂O have been investigated using a tandem ICR instrument. In each case the total rate coefficient, product distribution, and kinetic energy dependence were measured. The results indicate that very specific reaction mechanisms govern these reactions. This conclusion is suggested by the lack of isotopic scrambling in many cases and by the complete absence of energetically allowed products in almost all of the systems. The kinetic energy studies indicate that most of the reaction channels proceed through an intermediate complex at low energies and via a direct mechanism at higher kinetic energies. Such direct mechanisms include long range charge transfer and atom or ion transfer.     

Formation of Titanium Carbide from Ilmenite Concentrates in a Thermal Plasma Reactor

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing - Formation of fine titanium carbide powder, using ilmenite concentrate and methane as feed, in a thermal plasma reactor was investigated. The plasma torch...     

Quenching of I(2P1/2) by NO2, N2O4, and N2O

Quenching of excited iodine atoms (I(5p5, 2P1/2)) by nitrogen oxides are processes of relevance to discharge-driven oxygen iodine lasers. Rate constants at ambient and elevated temperatures (293-380 K) for quenching of I(2P1/2) atoms by NO2, N2O4, and N2O have been measured using time-resolved I(2P1/2) --> I(2P3/2) 1315 nm emission. The excited atoms were generated by pulsed laser photodissociation of CF3I at 248 nm. The rate constants for I(2P1/2) quenching by NO2 and N2O were found to be independent of temperature over the range examined with average values of (2.9 +/- 0.3) x 10(-15) and (1.4 +/- 0.1) x 10(-15) cm3 s(-1), respectively. The rate constant for quenching of I(2P1/2) by N2O4 was found to be (3.5 +/- 0.5) x 10(-13) cm3 s(-1) at ambient temperature.     

Disproportionation reaction of NO2/N2O4 with a Ru(II) porphyrin

A Ru(II) porphyrin rapidly reacts with NO2/N2O4 with the formation of a stable Ru(II) nitrosyl nitrato complex.     

Nitration of 2'-deoxyguanosine by a NO/O2 gas mixture: identification and characterization of N2-nitro-2'-deoxyguanosine

[reaction: see text] A gas mixture of NO and O(2) was bubbled into 2'-deoxyguanosine solution at neutral pH and 37 degrees C. A novel nitrated nucleoside was generated in the reaction mixture in addition to 8-nitroguanine, 8-nitroxanthine, 2'-deoxyxanthosine, xanthine, and guanine. The novel nucleoside was identified as N(2)-nitro-2'-deoxyguanosine by spectrometric data.     

Thermal Decomposition of CF3C(O)O2NO2, CClF2C(O)O2NO2, CCl2FC(O)O2NO2, and CCl3C(O)O2NO2

Haloacetyl, peroxynitrates are intermediates in the atmospheric degradation of a number of haloethanes. In this work, thermal decomposition rate constants of CF₃C(O)O₂NO₂, CClF₂C(O)O₂NO₂, CCl₂FC(O)O₂NO₂, and CCl₃C(O)O₂NO₂ have been determined in a temperature controlled 420 l reaction chamber. Peroxynitrates (RO₂NO₂) were prepared in situ by photolysis of RH/Cl₂/O₂/NO₂/N₂ mixtures (R = CF₃CO, CClF₂CO, CCl₂FCO, and CCl₃CO). Thermal decomposition was initiated by addition of NO, and relative RO₂NO₂ concentrations were measured as a function of time by long-path IR absorption using an FTIR spectrometer. First-order decomposition rate constants were determined at atmospheric pressure (M = N₂) as a function of temperature and, in the case of CF₃C(O)O₂NO₂ and CCl₃C(O)O₂NO₂, also as a function of total pressure. Extrapolation of the measured rate constants to the temperatures and pressures of the upper troposphere yields thermal lifetimes of several thousands of years for all of these peroxynitrates. Thus, the chloro(fluoro)acetyl peroxynitrates may play a role as temporary reservoirs of Cl, their lifetimes in the upper troposphere being limited by their (unknown) photolysis rates. Results on the thermal decomposition of CClF₂CH₂O₂NO₂ and CCl₂FCH₂O₂NO₂ are also reported, showing that the atmospheric lifetimes of these peroxynitrates are very short in the lower troposphere and increase to a maximum of several days close to the tropopause. The ratio of the rate constants for the reactions of CF₃C(O)O₂ radicals with NO₂ and NO was determined to be 0.64 ± 0.13 (2σ) at 315 K and a total pressure of 1000 mbar (M = N₂). © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

N2O as an intermediate for the formation of N2 during SCR (NO): stationary and transient conditions

Platinum-based catalysts can be used for the selective reduction of NO_x in lean burn conditions, but they form undesirably high quantities of N₂O. In this study conducted under stationary and transient conditions, we attempted to better understand the mechanism of SCR (NO) over Pt. We found that N₂ selectivity increased with contact time, that significant quantities of N₂ were formed when N₂O was used as the reactant, and that N₂O was formed more quickly than N₂ when NO was used as the reactant. These results led us to propose a kinetic model in which adsorbed N₂O is an intermediate for NO reduction into N₂.     

Formation of the surface NO during N2O interaction at low temperature with iron-containing ZSM-5

Interaction of N2O at low temperatures (473-603 K) with Fe-ZSM-5 zeolites (Fe, 0.01-2.1 wt %) activated by steaming and/or thermal treatment in He at 1323 K was studied by the transient response method and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) of NO adsorbed at room temperature as a probe molecule indicated heterogeneity of surface Fe(II) sites. The most intensive bands were found at 1878 and 1891 cm(-1), characteristic of two types mononitrosyl species assigned to Fe2+(NO) involved in bi- and oligonuclear species. Fast loading of atomic oxygen from N2O on the surface and slower formation of adsorbed NO species were observed. The initial rate of adsorbed NO formation was linearly dependent on the concentration of active Fe sites assigned to bi- and oligonuclear species, evolving oxygen in the TPD at around 630-670 K. The maximal coverage of a zeolite surface by NO was estimated from the TPD of NO at approximately 700 K. This allowed the simulation of the dynamics of the adsorbed NO formation at 523 K, which was consistent with the experiments. The adsorbed NO facilitated the atomic oxygen recombination/desorption, the rate determining step during N2O decomposition to O2 and N2, taking place at temperatures > or =563 K.