Complete denitrification of nitrate and nitrite to N2 gas by samarium(II) iodide.
Journal: Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
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Abstract
The reduction of nitrogen oxides (NxOyn-) to dinitrogen gas by samarium(ii) iodide is reported. The polyoxoanions nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-), as well as nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) were all shown to react with stoichiometric amounts of SmI2 in THF for the complete denitrification to N2.
Authors
Walker Marks, Douglas Baumgardner, Eric Reinheimer, John Gilbertson