Reaction Page (General)

The reaction that we will be modeling is the oxidation of ammonia:

              (rxn A)

            (rxn B)

                          (rxn C)
 
 

For the set of parallel reactions given above, nitric oxide (NO) is the desired product. However, as seen from rxn A, NO can only be produced by reacting ammonia (NH₃) with oxygen (O₂). Additionally, NH₃ can react with NO to produce nitrogen gas (N₂) and water (H₂O); it can also decompose into N₂ and hydrogen gas (H₂). Therefore, every mole of N₂ produced represents lost product. To achieve the maximum amount of NO, we will want to minimize the amount of N₂ that gets produced.

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