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Happy 20th anniversary, European Catalysts!

Believe it or not, catalysts were not mandatory in European gasoline-powered cars until 1988. The reason behind that was that the fuel consumption of European cars, noticeably lower than their American counterparts, was considered less of a harm. Then there is the EU (formerly EC) rule of making all decisions unanimously, which with France and Italy on one side and Germany on the other didn't make the process easy. We're seeing a rehash of this in the current discussion on CO2 limits. Compared to the US Clean Air Act from 1970, it seems ... Read more →

Nissan halves precious metal content in catalytic converter Sam Abuelsamid

As the cost of precious metals like platinum and rhodium has been rising, car makers have been working on reducing the content of those materials in their catalytic converters. Nissan has been using ...

Cardiff University: recycling road dust for precious metals Jeremy Korzeniewski

I don't know nearly enough about the mining of precious metals such as platinum to estimate how much it costs to get a reasonable amount from the earth. But, I do know that the metal is expensive to ...

Precious metals could make your catalytic converter more efficient and cheaper Jeremy Korzeniewski

Gold, ah yes. The precious metal that adorns the majority of the population of the United States and other countries. We like it because of it's looks and the fact that it is rare. Which makes it ...

Happy 20th anniversary, European Catalysts! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Believe it or not, catalysts were not mandatory in European gasoline-powered cars until 1988. The reason behind that was that the fuel consumption of European cars, noticeably lower than their American counterparts, was considered less of a harm. Then there is the EU (formerly EC) rule of making ...

Nissan halves precious metal content in catalytic converter 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As the cost of precious metals like platinum and rhodium has been rising, car makers have been working on reducing the content of those materials in their catalytic converters. Nissan has been using nano-technology to help keep the application of the catalytic materials more uniform. The new ...

Cardiff University: recycling road dust for precious metals 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I don't know nearly enough about the mining of precious metals such as platinum to estimate how much it costs to get a reasonable amount from the earth. But, I do know that the metal is expensive to buy, so it must at least be reasonably difficult, right? So, perhaps we should be looking at ...

Precious metals could make your catalytic converter more efficient and cheaper 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Gold, ah yes. The precious metal that adorns the majority of the population of the United States and other countries. We like it because of it's looks and the fact that it is rare. Which makes it expensive, unfortunately. But, not as expensive as platinum, another precious metal that is fashionable ...


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