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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Over the years, thieves in Southern California have made catalytic converters a popular target because they can be sold for their high concentration of precious metals.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Palladium is also essential in catalytic converters, as the metal serves as a catalyst in the chemical process of hydrogenation in unsaturated hydrocarbons.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Three suspects with masks were seen stealing a catalytic converter off a Toyota Prius.
Aug. 1
BURGLARY : 1000 block of West Hamilton Avenue.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Through the first half of 2024, 2,113 catalytic converters were stolen in Los Angeles, according to data the LAPD released last year.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Palladium is also essential in catalytic converters, as the metal serves as a catalyst in the chemical process of hydrogenation in unsaturated hydrocarbons.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Three suspects with masks were seen stealing a catalytic converter off a Toyota Prius.
Aug. 1
BURGLARY : 1000 block of West Hamilton Avenue.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Through the first half of 2024, 2,113 catalytic converters were stolen in Los Angeles, according to data the LAPD released last year.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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