An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the interaction between C 2 H 4 and NO has been performed under flow reactor conditions in the intermediate temperature range (600-900 K), high pressure (60 bar), and for stoichiometries ranging from reducing to oxidizing conditions. The main reaction pathways of the C 2 H 4 /O 2 /NO x conversion, the capacity of C 2 H 4 to remove NO, and the influence of the presence of NO x on the C 2 H 4 oxidation are analyzed. Compared to the C 2 H 4 /O 2 system, the presence of NO x shifts the onset of reaction 75-150 K to lower temperatures. The mechanism of sensitization involves the reaction HOCH 2 CH 2 OO + NO → CH 2 OH + CH 2 O + NO 2 , which pushes a complex system of partial equilibria towards products. This is a confirmation of the findings of Doughty et al. [Proc. Combust. Inst. 26 (1996) 589-596] for a similar system at atmospheric pressure. Under reducing conditions and temperatures above 700 K, a significant fraction of the NO x is removed. This removal is partly explained by the reaction C 2 H 3 + NO → HCN + CH 2 O. However, a second removal mechanism is active in the 700-850 K range, which is not captured by the chemical kinetic model. With the present thermochemistry and kinetics, neither formation of nitro-hydrocarbons