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To: bill1952
What do they convert again? Nitric and nitrous oxides to diatomic nitrogen and oxygen. Toxic stuff that basically produces nitric acid on contact with water and oxygen. Fun stuff. Nothing to do with CO2 though.
17 posted on 03/10/2008 10:09:51 AM PDT by AntiKev (Von nichts kommt nichts.)
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To: AntiKev

I guess this means that we will have to get rid of all the plants too, as dead plants give off major CO2.


26 posted on 03/10/2008 10:12:59 AM PDT by tearlenb
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To: AntiKev
From WIKI

Three-way catalytic converters

A three-way catalytic converter has three simultaneous tasks:

Reduction of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and oxygen: 2NOx → xO2 + N2

Oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide: 2CO + O2 → 2CO2

Oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) to carbon dioxide and water: 2CxHy + (2x+y/2)O2 → 2xCO2 + yH2O

37 posted on 03/10/2008 10:22:24 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: AntiKev

It was only with the introduction of the 3-way cat that any headway was truly made against Nox.


40 posted on 03/10/2008 10:26:37 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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