ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 22, Number 6
JKCSEZ 22(6)
December 20, 1978 

The specific rate constants for the oxidation reactions of carbon monoxide on a unit catalytic surface area were measured. The catalysts used were NiO made from Ni(NO3)2, and Ni(OH)2, and MnO2 made from Mn(NO3)2. At low pressure the reaction rate was found to be of second order and the activation energies were 12 kcal/mole (on NiO made from Ni(NO3)2), 17 kcal/mole (on NiO made from Ni(OH)2) and 18 kcal/mole (on MnO2). Plausible reaction mechanisms were proposed from the experimentally determined reaction orders.