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- A catalytic converter is a device fitted to
- the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in
- order to reduce toxic emissions from the
- engine. It converts harmful exhaust products
- to relatively harmless ones by passing the
- exhaust gases over a mixture of catalysts
- coated on a metal or ceramic honeycomb (a
- structure that increases the surface area
- and therefore the amount of active catalyst
- with which the exhaust gases will come into
- contact).
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- Subject by: Russell Webb
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