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Abstract: The kinetic model of the reduction of NO to N2 with decane, developed based on the experimental data over Fe-MFI catalyst, has been applied for the oxidation of NO to NO2 and reduction of NO2 to N2 with decane over Cu-MFI catalyst. The model fits well the experimental data of oxidation of NO as well as reduction of NO to N2. Remarkable differences have been found in performance of Cu-MFI and Fe-MFI catalysts. While Fe-MFI is more active in oxidation of NO to NO2, Cu-MFI exhibits much higher activity in the reduction of NO with decane. The kinetic model indicates that the significantly lower activity of Fe-MFI in comparison with Cu-MFI in transformation of NO x to nitrogen is due to higher rate of transformation of NO2, formed in the first step by the oxidation of NO, back to NO instead to molecular nitrogen. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]