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catalytic converter
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emission control device that treats engine exhaust gas by catalyzing pollutant-destroying redox reactions
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- Instance of
- part
- Part of
- car
- Image
- Keramik-Katalysator.JPG
- Connects with
- exhaust system
- Has use
- vehicle emissions control
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- Catalytic converters
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Encyclopedic overview
A three-way catalytic converter on a gasoline-powered 1996 Dodge Ram Simulation of flow inside a catalytic converter
A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction. Catalytic converters are usually used with internal combustion engines fueled by gasoline (petrol) or diesel, including lean-burn engines, and sometimes on kerosene heaters and stoves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “catalytic converter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.