Samples of sodium nitrate supported on magnesium oxide were synthesized using an equal volume impregnation method. The commercial magnesium oxide was submerged in an aqueous solution of sodium nitrate (Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd, AR) with a calculated amount equivalent to 1, 5, 10, 15 wt% of sodium oxide, respectively. The sample was ultrasonically stood at room temperature for 4 hours and then dried in an oven at 120 °C overnight to remove excess water. The resultant material was finally treated with temperature-programmed calcination to 700 °C for 6 h in a muffle furnace in the presence of air and the samples were denoted “1-Na/MgO”, “5-Na/MgO”, “10-Na/MgO”, and “15-Na/MgO”.