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How catalytic converters work

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Catalytic converters are devices which help reduce the harmful content in your vehicle's emissions, and they are mandatory inclusions on all vehicles built after 2004. First introduced in 1975, and included in many vehicles since then, the catalytic converter is a chamber through which exhaust much pass, and reactions taking place in its core convert harmful chemicals into more benign ones. Nitrogen oxides, which lead to acid rain, hydrocarbons, which contribute to the creation of smog, and the poisonous carbon monoxide are all removed by these converters. Because there are three main types of pollutants removed by modern converters, they are sometimes referred to as “three-way catalytic converters.”