Definitions for catalytic converter
cat·a·lyt·ic con·vert·er

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1. catalytic converternoun

   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

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1. catalytic converternoun

   A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.

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1. Catalytic converter

   A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device that reduces toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction (an oxidation and a reduction reaction). Catalytic converters are usually used with internal combustion engines fueled by either gasoline or diesel—including lean-burn engines as well as kerosene heaters and stoves. The first widespread introduction of catalytic converters was in the United States automobile market. To comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stricter regulation of exhaust emissions, most gasoline-powered vehicles starting with the 1975 model year must be equipped with catalytic converters. These "two-way" converters combine oxygen with carbon monoxide (CO) and unburned hydrocarbons (HC) to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). In 1981, two-way catalytic converters were rendered obsolete by "three-way" converters that also reduce oxides of nitrogen (NO x ); however, two-way converters are still used for lean-burn engines. This is because three-way-converters require either rich or stoichiometric combustion to successfully reduce NO x . Although catalytic converters are most commonly applied to exhaust systems in automobiles, they are also used on electrical generators, forklifts, mining equipment, trucks, buses, locomotives, and motorcycles. They are also used on some wood stoves to control emissions. This is usually in response to government regulation, either through direct environmental regulation or through health and safety regulations.

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1. catalytic converter

   A catalytic converter is a device incorporated in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or other engine that reduces harmful pollutants in the exhaust gases. It contains a catalyst made of platinum, palladium, rhodium, and other metals that facilitates chemical reactions that convert pollutants like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and unburned hydrocarbons into less harmful substances like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor. This significantly decreases the harmful environmental impact of the engine's emissions.

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1. Catalytic converter

   A catalytic converter is a vehicle emissions control device which converts toxic byproducts of combustion in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine to less toxic substances by way of catalysed chemical reactions. The specific reactions vary with the type of catalyst installed. Most present-day vehicles that run on gasoline are fitted with a “three way” converter, so named because it converts the three main pollutants in automobile exhaust: carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen. The first two undergo catalytic combustion and the last is reduced back to nitrogen. The first widespread introduction of catalytic converters was in the United States market, where 1975 model year gasoline-powered automobiles were so equipped to comply with tightening U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on automobile exhaust emissions. These were “two-way” converters which combined carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons to produce carbon dioxide and water. Two-way catalytic converters of this type are now considered obsolete, having been supplanted except on lean burn engines by “three-way” converters which also reduce oxides of nitrogen.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of catalytic converter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of catalytic converter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catalytic_Converter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_Converter
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