How Catalytic Converter Helps to Reduce Car Emission
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A catalytic converter is a device fitted inside the exhaust pipe used to control the emission of the vehicle. By catalyzing a redox reaction, it converts toxic gases into less toxic pollutants. The conversion occurs upto 98%. It reduces the emission level of harmful gases by doing the reduction of nitrogen oxide into nitrogen and oxygen, oxidation of hydrocarbons into carbon dioxide and water, and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. To prevent environmental pollution, and prevent emission related issues of the vehicle, the catalytic converter must be kept in good order.
How Catalytic Converter Helps to Reduce Car Emission
- 2. Ignition of hydrocarbon-based fuel inside the combustion chamber of an engine generates a huge amount of environmental pollutants as byproducts.
- 3. Invention and integration of catalytic converter in the car has significantly reduced the emission level.
- 4. It helps to get rid of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and other kinds of pollutants and thus prevents air pollution.
- 5. However, clogged or defective catalytic could not do its job efficiently.
- 6. Any signs which show that the catalytic converter has issues should not be overlooked.
- 7. Efforts should be made to remove the contaminants and keep the catalytic converted clean.
- 9. Catalyst is a substance that induces or accelerates a chemical reaction.
- 10. The catalytic converter uses certain types of metallic catalysts which helps to convert toxic pollutants to non-toxic gases.
- 11. Usually, modern car makers use noble metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium in the catalytic converter.
- 12. A catalytic converter has two different types of catalyst:
- 13. REDUCTION CATALYST OXIDATION CATALYST
- 14. Such components made of a ceramic complex laminated with metallic catalysts like palladium, platinum, or rhodium.
- 16. There are two different types of the catalytic converter with distinct features.
- 18. Such types of catalytic converters were widely used during the 1980s.
- 19. Two-way catalytic converter could efficiently convert carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide.
- 20. 2CO+ O2 2 CO2 HYDROCARBONS + O2 CO2 + H2O
- 21. However, it could not deal with oxides of nitrogen which are solely responsible for the smog and acid rain.
- 23. Such types of catalytic converters can reduce the emission of NO and NO2 which are solely responsible for the acid rain.
- 24. It reduces the oxides of nitrogen to free nitrogen which is not toxic.
- 25. Following reactions might be helpful to understand the reduction of oxides of nitrogen to free and non-toxic nitrogen. 2 H2 + 2 NO 2 H2O + N2 2 CO + 2 NO 2 CO2 + N2 HYDROCARBON + NO CO2 + H2O + N2
- 26. Besides, a three-way catalytic converter could more efficiently deal with the carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons.
- 28. Catalytic converter plays a crucial role by converting toxic environmental pollutants to non-toxic free gases.
- 29. Any kinds of abnormalities in the catalytic converters should never be neglected.
- 30. The root cause of such abnormalities should be identified and repaired in time.