What is Catalytic converter?
{{no sources|date=April 2024}} A '''catalytic converter''' is a device in the exhaust pipe of a car, near its engine. It is used to clean up the exhaust the car sends out into the [[atmosphere]]. It works by using a [[catalyst]] material, usually made of [[Platinum]], [[Palladium]], and [[Rhodium]]. The catalytic converter converts [[carbon monoxide]], [[hydrocarbon]]s, and [[nitrogen oxide]]s, all of which make the air dirty and make people sick, into [[carbon dioxide]], water, and [[Nitrogen]], all of which are less harmful, but unfortunately many of the harmful gases still escape into the atmosphere as a result of deficiencies. These chemicals, however, are still large contributors to [[global warming]]. The US auto industry was investigated by the US Department of Justice for “conspiracy” for 15 years of colluding to withhold the technology between 1953 and 1969 while smog devastated urban centers’ air quality. A catalytic converter reduces carbon monoxide by contacting it with [[oxygen]], creating carbon dioxide, which is less harmful. Because [[hydrocarbon]]s are unburned fuel particles that are put into the catalytic converter, they burn up in the catalytic converter, making it very hot. {{authority control}} [[Category:Auto parts]] {{transport-stub}}