REGULARITIES OF CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF CARBON BY NITROUS-OXIDE

The main regularities of the catalytic oxidation of various carbon materials by nitrous oxide are studied. The compounds of a series of alkaline and alkaline-earth metals are found to be effective catalysts for this process, which decrease the temperature of the beginning of carbon oxidation by similar to 150-200 degrees C. The activity of alkaline metals is enhanced with increasing metal atomic mass. The rate of the carbon oxidation depends on the nature of a carbon material.