Steam-Treated Catalytic Converter for Hybrid Cars

Steam-Treated Catalytic Converter for Hybrid Cars
Jan-02-18
A new catalytic converter works at lower temperatures to capture emissions from modern cars more efficiently.

Traditional catalytic converters rely on the heat of the car’s engine to activate the ceramic tool that neutralizes the pollutants. But since modern car engines take longer to heat up, pollutants can slip past the device.

In response, a team from the University of Washington created a new device based on previous technology that traps platinum atoms on a cerium oxide surface. This common component in emissions control catalysts was then treated with steam at 1382°F, resulting in a catalyst that remained stable while also activating at low temperatures. According to co-author Abhaya Datye, the new catalyst would be particularly useful in hybrid cars that “go on and off all the time, with gases in the pipes that aren’t that hot anymore.”

Steam-Treated Catalytic Converter for Hybrid Cars


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You don't nee the steam.

You need to BREAK UP the water molecule, then you have HH on one side and O on the other, that mixes in the combustion chamber getting way better combustion with LESS fuel then you can send EXTRA HHO to the catalytic and will combine and burn (both) whatever goes there...... I have both of my vehicles that way and works GREAT!!! from Santa Monica LA to El Paso TX both ways with only $135 Dlls gas that is efficiency. And they are NOT hybrid just regular cars, made hybrid MY WAY. Proved over year and years of usage. (no words, rather FACTS).
Posted by J G on May 30, 2018

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