The novel catalyst, created using single or few palladium atoms, has demonstrated the ability to remove methane from natural gas engine exhaust at temperatures less than 350° Celsius while maintaining ...

Thieves target this pricey exhaust system part for its precious metalsBy Benjamin PrestonThe good news: Catalytic converter ...

Catalytic converters are essential automotive exhaust system components, but they're extremely expensive, thanks, in part, to ...

A catalyst using a single or just a few palladium atoms removed 90% of unburned methane from natural gas engine exhaust at low temperatures in a recent study. While more research needs to be done, the ...

image: Today's catalysts for removing unburnt methane from natural gas engine exhaust are either inefficient at low, start-up temperatures or break down at higher operating temperatures. A new ...

Preparing catalysts by sending hot, steamy car exhaust over them could improve their efficiency and reduce the amount of rare and expensive metals required in vehicle catalytic converters and many ...

Automotive catalytic converters are vital components in modern exhaust aftertreatment systems, designed to reduce harmful emissions by converting pollutants into less toxic substances. At the heart of ...

Research by German scientist Professor Gerhard Ertl, who just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has led to the development of cleaner cars and better fertilisers, and has helped us ...