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THE oxidation of ammonia on platinum metals has been the subject of considerable experimental study since long before the first commercial application of the process more than 60 yr ago, yet the detailed mechanism of the oxidation reaction still remains the subject of discussion and unresolved controversy. Various theories for the mechanism have been put forward1,2, involving various stable and unstable species (for example, NH2OH, NH, UNO, HNO2, N2O as well as NO and H2O) as intermediate products in simultaneous or consecutive reactions on or near the surface of the catalyst.
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NUTT, C., KAPUR, S. Mechanism of Oxidation of Ammonia on Platinum. Nature 220, 697–698 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220697a0
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