Catalytic converters (cats) have been a legal requirement on passenger vehicles with internal combustion engines since the U.S. government passed the Clean Air Act of 1970. That means that if you ...

Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them ... while others just don't understand what they do. The catalytic converter or cat is an infamous and mandatory part ...

A copper penny is heated and suspended above the surface of acetone in a beaker. The copper demonstrates heterogenous catalysis in the combustion of acetone to carbon dioxide and water. This exotherm ...

But a Lamborghini with a 12-cylinder engine at the back of the car only needs a short exhaust that's piping hot from emitting 760 horsepower worth of combustion gases. Its catalytic converter ...

Catalytic converters can be both causes and ... but converter failure is often caused by abnormal combustion and rough engine operation, sometimes accompanied by a blinking check engine light.