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    Evt474 (Catalytic Converters)

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    The catalytic converter is a mechanical device located in a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces harmful emissions through chemical reactions. Inside the converter, exhaust gases pass through a ceramic honeycomb structure coated with precious metals like platinum and rhodium, which react with the gases to reduce toxic contents into carbon dioxide and water. There are three main types of catalytic converters - oxidation catalysts, dual-bed converters, and three-way converters - that utilize different chemical processes to break down nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons in exhaust into less harmful substances.

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    The catalytic converter is a mechanical device located in a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces harmful emissions through chemical reactions. Inside the converter, exhaust gases pass through a ceramic honeycomb structure coated with precious metals like platinum and rhodium, which react with the gases to reduce toxic contents into carbon dioxide and water. There are three main types of catalytic converters - oxidation catalysts, dual-bed converters, and three-way converters - that utilize different chemical processes to break down nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons in exhaust into less harmful substances.

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    The catalytic converter is a mechanical device located in a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces harmful emissions through chemical reactions. Inside the converter, exhaust gases pass through a ceramic honeycomb structure coated with precious metals like platinum and rhodium, which react with the gases to reduce toxic contents into carbon dioxide and water. There are three main types of catalytic converters - oxidation catalysts, dual-bed converters, and three-way converters - that utilize different chemical processes to break down nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons in exhaust into less harmful substances.

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    Evt474 (Catalytic Converters)

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    The catalytic converter is a mechanical device located in a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces harmful emissions through chemical reactions. Inside the converter, exhaust gases pass through a ceramic honeycomb structure coated with precious metals like platinum and rhodium, which react with the gases to reduce toxic contents into carbon dioxide and water. There are three main types of catalytic converters - oxidation catalysts, dual-bed converters, and three-way converters - that utilize different chemical processes to break down nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons in exhaust into less harmful substances.

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    Name: Sarah Nur Nabila bt Mohd Shazali

    Class: AS2292A (2019468284)


    Title assignment: Discuss the use of catalytic converter in vehicle

    The catalytic converter is a mechanical device. It reduces the harmful emissions


    created in the exhaust system of an engine. It is an important device as it works with the
    harmful gases, which the engine creates during combustion of fuel. The main purpose of a
    catalytic converter is to reduce exhaust emissions. The catalytic converter reduces the
    harmful exhaust gases through chemical reactions. It reacts with the harmful pollutants in
    the exhaust gases and turns them into lesser harmful gases. The catalytic converter consists
    of a most common catalyst. Inside the converter, the gases flow through a dense
    honeycomb structure made from a ceramic and coated with the catalysts. It is coated with
    precious metals such as platinum and rhodium. The honeycomb structure means the gases
    touch a bigger area of catalyst at once, so they are converted more quickly and efficiently.
    These metals react with the engine’s exhaust gases. They reduce the toxic contents of the
    gases and turn them into carbon dioxide and water.
    So, inside the converter, it accomplishes the reaction of conversion of Nitric Oxide to
    original reactants. The platinum-rhodium catalysts tackle nitrogen oxide pollution using a
    chemical process called reduction. This breaks up nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and oxygen
    gases. Secondly, the converter accomplishes the conversion by an opposite chemical
    process called oxidation and turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. Another oxidation
    reaction turns unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust into carbon dioxide and water.
    There are three different types of catalytic converters. The first type is the oxidation
    catalyst. It reduces harmful pollutants such as the carbon monoxide (CO) and fuel
    hydrocarbons (HC) in the exhaust. Simultaneously, it often uses a secondary air injection.
    However, the oxidation catalyst only reduces a portion of the pollutants. The second type is
    the dual-bed catalytic-converter which offers more perfection. It works in two stages. There
    are two elements which are situated one behind the other. The first stage helps in reducing
    the amount of nitrogen oxide emissions. The second stage reacts with the hydrocarbons
    created by unburned fuel and carbon mono oxide. The last type is the Three Way Catalytic
    Converter. The Three-way catalyst helps in converting the harmful gases exhausted from the
    engine into harmless gases. The engine exhaust gases contain hazardous substances that
    cause damage to the environment. These include the oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons and
    carbon monoxide. The three-way catalyst converts them into less harmful carbon dioxide,
    water, and nitrogen.

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