Definition of catalytic
:causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
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Demuth said nearly 1 billion cars and 2 billion trucks use catalytic converters worldwide today.
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In 1981, Jerry Paolone started a small business to recycle catalytic converters.
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Theft from auto, Lee Road: At 12:35 p.m. Aug. 12, a Cleveland resident reported that someone stole the catalytic converter from their 2007 Cadillac, which was parked in the 3000 block of Lee Road.
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No, that would be GM’s Bob Stempel, who headed up the group that created the catalytic converter in virtually no time at all.
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Goodmann said automakers use urea in making catalytic converters to control tailpipe emissions.
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That includes catalytic converter breakdown, tire failures, vehicle fires, dragging chains and mechanical breakdown.
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A catalytic converter was stolen June 23 or June 24 from a moving van parked outside Life Storage, 4976 West 130th.
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Rhodium is near a two-year high on improving sales of cars using catalytic converters, which use the metal alongside platinum and palladium to curb harmful emissions.
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