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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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Vinony's link graph records 696 inbound references to catalytic converter, and connects out to redox, air–fuel ratio and gasoline.
It sits within the topics Air pollution control systems, Automotive technologies and Carbon monoxide.
Vinony links it to 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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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.