catalytic converter
Noun
Meaning
a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
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A catalytic converter is a metal car component whose function is to reduce vehicle emissions.
Although not part of the injection control, a catalytic converter further reduces exhaust emissions.
Chief Inspector Lara Connor of Kent Police’s Partnerships and Communities Department said: “The county has experienced a significant increase in catalytic converter thefts over the last financial year.
On November 5th, a resident on Rains Mill Road near Princeton reported his pickup had been damaged by someone attempting to steal the catalytic converter.
Police initiated a project in September 2019 in response to a rise in catalytic converter thefts.
Police said they found evidence that someone was trying to remove a catalytic converter from a vehicle that crushed a man.