Abstract. The current research investigated N2O decompositions over the catalysts Ir/Fe-USY, Fe-USY and Ir-USY under various conditions, and found that a trace amount of iridium (0.1 wt%) incorporated into Fe-USY significantly enhanced N2O decomposition activity. The decomposition of N2O over this catalyst (Ir/Fe- USY-0.1%) was also partly assisted by NO present in the gas mixture, in contr…