Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide electrolytic manganese dioxide excellent in the middle rate discharge characteristic as compared with conventional electrolytic manganese dioxide, and a method for its production and its application. Electrolytic manganese dioxide characterized in that the potential as measured in a 40 wt % KOH aqueous solution by using a mercury/mercury oxide reference electrode as a standard is higher than 250 mV and less than 310 mV, and the volume of pores having a pore diameter of at least 2 nm and at most 50 nm is at most 0.0055 cm3/g. Of such electrolytic manganese dioxide, the volume of pores having a pore diameter of at least 2 nm and at most 200 nm is preferably at most 0.0555 cm3/g.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide electrolytic manganese dioxide excellent in the middle rate discharge characteristic as compared with conventional electrolytic manganese dioxide, and a method for its production and its application. Electrolytic manganese dioxide characterized in that the potential as measured in a 40 wt % KOH aqueous solution by using a mercury/mercury oxide reference electrode as a standard is higher than 250 mV and less than 310 mV, and the volume of pores having a pore diameter of at least 2 nm and at most 50 nm is at most 0.0055 cm3/g. Of such electrolytic manganese dioxide, the volume of pores having a pore diameter of at least 2 nm and at most 200 nm is preferably at most 0.0555 cm3/g.

Abstract: A process for removing nitrogen oxides from oxygen rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons using a catalyst composed of at least one active metal and zeolite having a molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 of at least 15, treated with a vapor of at least one silicon compound selected from alkylchlorosilanes, alkoxysilanes, alkoxyalkylsilanes, and silicon tetrachloride or treated with an alkoxysilane or silicon tetrachloride in an organic solvent.