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Catalytic reduction of nitrogen with sodium amalgam in a phospholipid film at low temperatures

Journal Article · · Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5776428
Nitrogen reduction with sodium amalgam, catalyzed by Mo(III) complexes, was investigated in a temperature range of /minus/18-20/degree/C in methanol at atmospheric pressure of nitrogen, and in the presence of cocatalysts: a phospholipid and phosphines. It was shown that the initial reaction rate is independent of temperature. It was discovered that under certain conditions a phase transition takes place in the phospholipid film, which coats the amalgam and contains the catalyst, leading to a sharp increase in the effective activation energy of the process.
Research Organization:
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chernogolovka (USSR)
OSTI ID:
5776428
Journal Information:
Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 28:5; ISSN KICAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English