Often simply called a "catalyst": a stainless-steel canister fitted to a car's exhaust system that contains a thin layer of catalytic material spread over a large area of inert supports. The material used is some combination of platinum, rhodium, and palladium; it induces chemical reactions that convert an engine's exhaust emissions into less harmful products.
A catalytic converter consists of a metal housing filled with a hard material which is covered with a catalytic compound. The presence of the catalytic converter in the engine exhaust system breaks down the chemicals in the exhaust and reduces harmful pollutant emissions.
Found in the exhaust system after the headers and before the muffler. It takes hot exhaust and eliminates or reduces the harmful gases by means of chemical reaction.
Often simply called a catalyst, it is a stainless-steel canister fitted to a car's exhaust system. The material used is some combination of platinum, rhodium, and palladium; it induces chemical reactions that convert an engine's exhaust emissions into less harmful products. So-called three-way catalysts are particularly efficient; their operation, however, demands very precise combustion control, which can be produced only by a feedback fuel-air-ratio control system.
Ceramic honeycomb device installed inside the stove that heats and re-burns the smoke to reduce emissions.
an air pollution abatement device used primarily on motor vehicles and other sources. It removes organic contaminants by oxidizing them into carbon dioxide and water through chemical reaction. May convert nitrogen dioxide to nitrogen and oxygen or promote other similar reactions
An anti-pollution device located between a vehicle's engine and tailpipe. Catalytic converters work by facilitating chemical reactions that convert exhaust pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides to normal atmospheric gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water.
A silencer-like device in the exhaust system which converts certain pollutants in the exhaust gases into less harmful substances.
Butane irons have a catalytic converter as part of the iron's operating system. The catalytic converter contains a catalyst inside the tip that reacts with the butane gas and converts the gas into heat.
a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
a ceramic honeycomb structure that is impregnated with oxidation catalysts, usually platinum and / or palladium
a ceramic structure coated with a combination of platinum, rhodium and/or palladium
a compact high-tech chemical unit that fits into the exhaust system
a device incorporated into the exhaust system of an automobile that reduces the amount of pollutants in the automobile's exhaust gases
a device that uses a catalyst to convert three harmful compounds in car exhaust into harmless compounds
a device through which wood smoke is channeled
a device which chemically converts harmful exhaust gasses, produced by the internal combustion engine, into harmless carbon dioxide and water vapor
a device which is part of the exhaust system that converts the harmful gasses emitted from the combustion before it mixes with the air outside
a metallic device, which is implanted in automobiles to reduce harmful carbon emissions
a pollution-control device placed in the exhaust system of an automobile
a post-combustion device that reduces pollutants by chemically treating the exhaust gases
a small unit located on the stock h-pipe that heats up and burns off any remaining hydrocarbons that may be present in the exhaust
a special device that speeds up the breakdown of harmful chemicals (such as unburnt fuel and carbon monoxide) that normally cause pollution from car exhausts
a unit about the size of a small shoe-box which fits into the exhaust system of a car
A component of the exhaust system that converts certain exhaust pollutants into harmless substances. Engines with catalytic converters must be run on unleaded gasoline.
An in-line, exhaust system device, containing a catalyst, which reduces engine exhaust emissions. Converters are located near the exhaust manifolds or headers for maximum efficiency.
a device fitted to the exhaust system of a vehicle which converts the majority of harmful vehicle exhaust gases into less harmful ones.
A device fitted to the exhaust of a car to remove some harmful gases.
The complete unit, including catalyst w ash coat, catalyst substrate, holding medium and outer can. See Catalyst.
An integral part of vehicle emission control systems since 1975. Oxidizing converters remove hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide (CO) from exhaust gases, while reducing converters control nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Both use noble metal (platinum, palladium or rhodium) catalysts that can be "poisoned" by lead compounds in the fuel or lubricant.
A device that treats exhaust gases for the purpose of reducing emissions.
A device which enhances certain chemical reactions reducing the levels of undesirable exhaust gases from an engine.
Exhaust emissions device that breaks down harmful exhaust emissions into carbon dioxide nitrogen and water by use of catalysts.
A motor vehicle pollution control device designed to reduce emissions such as oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide. Catalytic converters have been required equipment on all new motor vehicles sold in California since 1979. California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS): Standards set by the State of California for the maximum levels of air pollutants that can exist in the outdoor air without unacceptable effects on human health or the public welfare. These are more stringent than NAAQS.
A part of a passenger cars exhaust pollution control that super heats exhaust fumes, turning them into inert gases. This device can be extremely hot and is located under the car body in the undercarriage area.
A device incorporated in the exhaust system which speeds up the natural decomposition of the exhaust gases, and reduces the amount of harmful gases released into the atmosphere. Cars fitted with catalytic converters must be operated on unleaded petrol, as leaded petrol will destroy the catalyst.
A canister attached to a car's exhaust system containing a catalyst that achieves the speedy conversion of noxious exhaust gases into less harmful ones. Because the catalyst is "poisoned" by the presence of lead, the mandatory fitment of catalytic converters in 1986 also meant new cars needed to run on unleaded fuel.
This muffler-like canister mounted in the exhaust system uses platinum or palladium as a catalyst to chemically convert some harmful emissions in a vehicle's exhaust into water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Part of the exhaust system, this pollution-control device found on many newer cars it re-burns unburned gas in the exhaust system before it leaves your vehicle as exhaust.
By far the most important emissions control component on modern vehicles, the catalytic converter converts most harmful emissions to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water before they exit the exhaust tailpipe. Some vehicles are equipped with more than one catalytic converter. For more info on trouble-shooting catalytic converters, see Catalytic Converter Testing.
Emission control device fitted in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The converter reduces the toxicity of products of combustion by catalytic re-combination.
A catalytic converter reduces the amount of pollutants in your vehicle's exhaust by causing a chemical reaction that transforms once harmful particles into more benign elements. It looks like a muffler, and is filled with platinum and palladium infused ceramics, the catalyst for the transformation.
All engines, diesel, gasoline, propane and natural gas, produce exhausts containing carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and nitrogen oxides (NOx), from the in-complete combustion of engine fuel. Diesel engines also emit a particulate matter (DPM). All (4) pollutants are recognized by EPA and CARB, as serious potential health hazards. These pollutants can be substantially reduced by the addition of a catalytic converter, installed in the engine's exhaust outlet.
Scrubs excess emissions causing chemicals from you're exhaust and excess fuel via more voodoo you don't need to know.
Part of the exhaust system, this pollution-control device found on many newer cars that reburns unburned gas in the tailpipe before it leaves your car as exhaust.
A part of vehicle emission control systems that converts vehicle emissions into less harmful byproducts.
An air pollution control device using the exhaust system of cars. The converter helps complete combustion of any fuel that was not burned in the engine and reduce the presence of other harmful emission concentrations. The converter changes the unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in the exhaust into carbon dioxide and water vapor. The converter use chemical catalysis to create this change. [Fleisher, Paul. Ecology A to Z. Dillon Press, New York. 1994. p. 38.
The proper name for what is often known as a catalyst or sometimes just a cat. This is a device fitted to the exhaust and used for making the exhaust gases less harmful to the environment. It accomplishes this task by a process of chemical reactions that change the properties of the emissions but not the converter itself - hence it is a catalyst.
A device containing a catalyst for converting automobile exhaust into mostly harmless products.
An automotive exhaust-system component, made of stainless steel, containing a catalyst to reduce oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and/or hydrocarbon (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO), in tailpipe emissions.
An air pollution abatement device that removes pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust, either by oxidizing them into carbon dioxide and water or reducing them to nitrogen.
a reaction chamber into which exhaust gases from an automotive engine are passed together with excess air so that carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon pollutants are oxidized to form carbon dioxide and water
A device installed in the exhaust system, like a muffler, that converts harmful byproducts of combustion into carbon dioxide and water vapor by means of a heat-producing chemical reaction.
Often simply called a "catalyst", this is a stainless steel canister that is part of a vehicle's exhaust system and contains a thin layer of catalytic material spread over a large area of inert supports. It induces chemical reactions that convert an engine's exhaust emissions into less harmful products prior to entering the environment.
Device that is part of the exhaust system of a vehicle and contains a chemical catalyst to reduce pollution emissions.
A device that sits in the exhaust and uses a hot matrix to cause CO and HC in the exhaust to become CO2 and H2O. Regarded as being restrictive.
Approximately the size of a small-scale muffler, the Catalytic Converter is embedded under a vehicle as part of the exhaust system. Inside is a special metal component that converts engine emissions into water vapor and carbon dioxide.
A catalytic converter (colloquially, "cat" or "catcon") is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series-production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to comply with tightening EPA regulations on auto exhaust, catalytic converters are still most commonly used in motor vehicle exhaust systems. Catalytic converters are also used on generator sets, forklifts, mining equipment, trucks, buses, trains, and other engine-equipped machines.