This type of catalyst has a potential
for the removal of nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, from industrial and
motor vehicle exhausts.
Iron-exchanged zeolites have a high activity for nitrous oxide decomposition
Nitrous oxide decomposition on iron-exchanged zeolites (Fe-FER, Fe-ZSM-5,
Fe-BEA, and Fe-FAU) has been studied both theoretically, by using the ONIOM
(B3LYP=6-31G(d,p):UFF) method, and experimentally, by temperature programmed
reaction, to determine the effect of different zeolitic nanostructured pore
networks on the catalytic activity.