In the production of ammoniathe following side reaction occurs:Ayen and Peters [Ind. Eng....

In the production of ammonia

the following side reaction occurs:

Ayen and Peters [Ind. Eng. Chen. Process Des. Dev., I, 204 (1962)] studied the catalytic reaction of nitric oxide with Girdler G-50 catalyst in a differential reactor at atmospheric pressure. Table P 10-16B shows the reaction rate of the side reaction as a function of  and PNO at a temperature of 375°C.

TABLE PI0-16. Formation of water

The following rate laws for side reaction (2), based on various catalytic mechanisms, were suggested:

Find the parameter values of the different rate laws and determine which rate law best represents the experimental data.