catalytic converter
noun
: an automobile exhaust-system component containing a catalyst that causes conversion of harmful gases (such as carbon monoxide and uncombusted hydrocarbons) into mostly harmless products (such as water and carbon dioxide)
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Porsche For this car, Porsche has also worked on reducing its emissions, fitting four catalytic converters to the exhaust, plus a pair of particulate filters, which together help cut NOx emissions on the US test cycle by 44 percent.
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
And because the innovative technologies developed here—like the catalytic converter and electronic fuel injection systems—became universally adopted, the regulations ultimately cleaned up emissions and saved lives around the world.
—Margo T. Oge, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Walking to his car with a co-worker after a bartending shift, he was shot after confronting three robbers attempting to steal the car’s catalytic converter.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Its parts have been wearing down, its oil has been running low, its ignition timing has drifted, its catalytic converters have clogged.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
And because the innovative technologies developed here—like the catalytic converter and electronic fuel injection systems—became universally adopted, the regulations ultimately cleaned up emissions and saved lives around the world.
—Margo T. Oge, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Walking to his car with a co-worker after a bartending shift, he was shot after confronting three robbers attempting to steal the car’s catalytic converter.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Its parts have been wearing down, its oil has been running low, its ignition timing has drifted, its catalytic converters have clogged.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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