Abstract
Data on the catalytic properties of various substances (metals, their alloys, simple and complex oxides, and zeolites containing metal cations) in the oxidation of ammonia are described systematically and reviewed. The kinetics and mechanism of the reaction are discussed and the factors determining the activity and selectivity of the catalysts are identified. Fundamental relations between the physicochemical and catalytic properties of substances of different types are formulated and the relations between the oxidation of ammonia and the selective oxidation reactions of organic substances are analysed.
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