catalytic converter

A reaction chamber typically containing a finely divided platinum-iridium catalyst into which exhaust gases from an automotive engine are passed together with excess air so that carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon pollutants are oxidized to carbon dioxide and water.

catalytic converter

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a device using three-way catalysts to reduce the obnoxious and poisonous components of the products of combustion (mainly oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and unburnt hydrocarbons) from the exhausts of motor vehicles

catalytic converter - A device with a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones.

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Noun

catalytic converter - 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

converter, convertor - a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

Translations

catalytic converter

n (Aut) → Katalysator m

catalytic converter [ˌkætəˈlɪtɪkˌkənˈvɜːtəʳ] n (Aut) → marmitta catalitica, catalizzatore m

catalytic converter → منظم الانبعاثات الضارة katalytický konvertor katalysator Abgaskatalysator καταλύτης catalizador katalysaattori pot catalytique katalitički pretvornik convertitore catalitico 触媒コンバーター 촉매 변환 장치 katalysator katalysator katalizator catalisador, conversor catalítico каталитический нейтрализатор отработанных газов katalysator อุปกรณ์ที่ช่วยลดสารเป็นพิษในท่อไอเสีย katalitik dönüştürücü bộ xúc tác lọc khí thải 催化转化器

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Anyone with any information about catalytic converter thefts should contact police on 08451 25 35 45 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Vans' owners warned after thefts by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Anyone with any information about the catalytic converter thefts should contact police on 08451 25 35 45.

Catalytic converters stolen for scrap by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine--reduces noise and improves power output through the use of two close-coupled ceramic catalytic converters, two front silencers, a middle silencer-with integrated pressure equalization--and two rear silencers in each of the two tailpipes.

Valve-controlled exhaust system by Automotive Design & Production

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