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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Fort Worth police attributed the increase to a crack down on catalytic converter thefts after the Texas legislature passed legislation in 2023.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Someone stole the catalytic converters from the buses owned by Open Avenues between 3 and 4 a.m. Jan. 18, according to Jacob Sheatsley, the group's CEO.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Someone stole the catalytic converters from the buses owned by Open Avenues between 3 and 4 a.m. Jan. 18, according to Jacob Sheatsley, the group's CEO.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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