Abstract:
The reaction mechanisms between free radicals NO and NH
i were studied using quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) and rate constant for each reaction was calculated combining with classical transition state theory in this paper. The results show that there are six different reaction channels for free radicals NO and NH
2, and the products are N
2+H
2O, N
2O+H
2 and N
2H+OH. The optimum reaction channel is NO+NH
2→→N
2+H
2O from the views of energy change and reaction rate. Similarly, N
2+OH, N
2O+H and N
2H+O will be produced by seven different reaction channels between free radicals NO and NH, and the optimum reaction channel is NO+NH→→N
2+OH. So it is easier for free radical NH reacting with NO to generate N
2 than NH
2. Therefore, an important conclusion was got that the lower NO
x emission could be obtained by making NH
2 turn to NH in the actual operation.