PROCESSO PARA A FABRICACAO DE OXIDO NITRICO E ARMADILHA DE CAPTACAO PARA SER USADA NO PROCESSO

摘要

A process for the manufacture of nitric oxide by the oxidation of ammonia using a catalyst (1) comprising platinum in which the ammonia conversion efficiency of the process is improved by the use of a palladium catchment trap (2) in which the conventional layers (8 and 10) of palladium scavenger-wire are adjacent to layers (7, 9 and 11) of interstitial (preferably woven) ceramics material. The preferred ceramics material consists of alumina, silica and boria. Also a catchment trap comprising layers of ceramics material for use in the process.