The oxidation of carbon monoxide on zinc oxide

A study was made of the kinetics of the oxidation of carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide. The catalyst was high purity zinc oxide. A liquid nitrogen trap was used to remove the product carbon dioxide, thereby virtually eliminating any poisoning effect of CO2 on the reaction. A natural convection loop provided the means for circulating gases past the catalyst and the nitrogen trap in the batch system. Pressure change due to reaction was the criterion used to determine the kinetics. The reactions were studied between 250°C and 310°C, with initial total pressure of approximately 35 torr. The overall order dependency was found to be approximately 1.1, with individual orders of approximately 0.9 and 0.2 for carbon monoxide and oxygen, respectively. The apparent activation energy for the reaction was found to be 15.1 Kcal/mole.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

1970

Author dc:creator

• Stone, Charles Joseph

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Leland, Thomas W.

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89362

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/89362