%0 Journal Article %T NitrousOxideDecompositionoverAlkali-PromotedMagnesiumCobaltiteCatalysts %J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨ %P 264-272 %D 2011 %R 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60174-X %X £¿ThedirectdecompositionofN2Owasinvestigatedoveraseriesofmagnesiumcobaltitecatalysts,MgxCo1-xCo2O4(0.0¡Üx¡Ü1.0),whichwerepreparedbythethermaldecompositionofstoichiometricamountsofmagnesiumhydroxideandcobaltacetate.Thethermalgenesisofthedifferentcatalystsfromtheirprecursorswasexploredusingthermogravimetricanalysis,differentialthermalanalysis,andX-raydiffraction.TextureanalysiswascarriedoutusingN2adsorptionat¨C196¡ãC.Wefoundthatallthecatalyststhatwerecalcinedat500¡ãChaveaspinelstructure.N2Odecompositionactivitywasfoundtoincreasewithanincreaseinthespinelstructure¡¯smagnesiumcontent.Theinfluenceofalkalicationpromoters(Li,Na,K,andCs)ontheactivityofthemostactivecatalystintheMgxCo1-xCo2O4series,i.e.MgCo2O4,wasalsoinvestigated.Thesequenceofthepromotionaleffectwasfoundtobe:un-promoted