NOx (Nitrogen Oxides)

Ethan, Motoharu
 • Nitric Oxide (NO)
• Nitric oxide liquefies at −151.8°C and solidifies
at −163.6 °C

Structures
• Both the liquid and the solid are blue in color
but colorless as a gas
• 1 and ½ times denser than Air
and
Properties • Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
• A reddish-brown gas
• Melting point of -9.3oC
• Boiling point of 21.15oC
• Density: 1.58 times air density
 • Nitric Oxide
• Formed from Nitrogen and oxygen by the action of
electric sparks or high temperatures.
• Also made during the oxidation of ammonia.
• Ammonia + Oxygen = Nitric oxide + Water

Sources – • 4NH3 + 5O2 = 4NO + 6H2O

where it is • Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

• Formed during high temperature (complete) combustion

made processes found in gas appliances – Gas stoves, heaters

• Mostly by direct combination of oxygen in atmopshere
and nitrogen in flames.
• A small fraction produced in microbial processes in soil
(in nitrogen cycle)
• N2 + 2O2 à 2NO2
• 2NO + O2 à 2NO2 (reaction with nitrous oxide)
 • Nitric Oxide
• Toxic at high concentrations
• Important signaling molecule in animals
• Can cause headache and migraine
• May lead to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's
or Parkinson disease.
Environmental
and Health • Nitrogen Dixoide
• A toxic irritant gas which can cause burning sensation to
Impacts eye and skin
• In liquid form – causes frostbites
• Reacts with blood to form methemoglobin, decrease lung
capacity (long term exposure)
• Inflamation of airways at high concentrations
• Effects on vegitation - leaf damage, reduced growth.
 • Nitrogen Dioxide
• Using low-NOx burners
• Using less nitrogen fertilizer
Ways to • Reduce use of Diesel (contributes
most in emissions of NO2)
Limit • Reduce use of road transport in
general
Production • Catalytic Converters:
• An exhaust emission control device
that converts the toxic gases and
pollutants by catalyzing a redox
reaction.