“…Consequently the basic reaction on SCR catalysts is − 4 NH 3 + 4 NO + O 2 → 4 normalN 2 + 6 H 2 O However, the reaction of a 1:1 mixture of NO and NO 2 is faster than reaction on all materials known today: − 4 NH 3 + 2 NO + 2 NO 2 → 4 normalN 2 + 6 H 2 O In gas feeds with higher NO:NO 2 ratios, the rate-determining step for iron-exchanged zeolites is the oxidation of part of the NO to NO 2 . ,,− Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that reaction is best at describing the actual general SCR reaction on zeolites and that the NO 2 has to be provided by the gas feed or be produced by the catalyst itself through the oxidation of NO. , As a consequence, the oxidizing potential of the metal ion is one of the main factors that controls the SCR activity of metal-exchanged zeolites for NO:NO 2 feed gas ratios larger than 1. Many different metal ions (e.g., Fe, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni, Mn, Ag, La, Mg, Zn, La, and Ce) have been exchanged in zeolites and pillared clays, of which Fe, Cu, and Cr have proven to be the most active for NH 3 -SCR. ,,,,− …”