| abstract |
A process is disclosed for catalytically decomposing nitrous oxide pure or contained in gaseous mixtures at 200 to 900 °C by using a catalyst prepared by combining CuAl2O4 with tin, lead, an element of the main or secondary group II of the periodic table of elements as an oxide or a salt or in the elementary form, and calcination at 300 to 1300 °C and at a pressure from 0.1 to 200 bars. |