Nitrogen monoxide NO was oxidized to nitrogen dioxide NO2 with corona discharge in the presence of O2. Electrical factors were studied in the oxidation reaction. The following results were obtained : (1) Negative corona is most effective for the discharge oxidation of NO. (2) For a given applied power per unit gas volume W(Wh/m3), the amount of NO oxidation, q is independent of the residence time of the gas mixture, and proportional to W0.7-0-6. (3) At a constant power W the amount of NO oxidation increases with the decrease of the radius of the discharge pipe used R(mm), (4) The radius of discharge wire r(mm) has an optimum value rM, for the discharge reaction. These results are summarized by Where α and β are experimentally determined parameters; α=0.7~0.8, β>0(r>rm), β>0(r >rm). © 1979, The Chemical Society of Japan. All rights reserved.