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25 percent emissions reduction
35 reduction in cost of catalysts
improves durability of converters

By Scott Doggett, Contributor


QuantumSphere Inc. today announced that it has developed technology that can reduce the amount of emissions from catalytic converters by up to 25 percent while also reducing the cost of the parts.

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Images of commercial catalyst (red) and QuantumSphere catalyst (blue) before and after aging. The formers start out as small clusters but enlarge, decreasing catalytic efficiency.
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The Santa Ana, Calif., developer of proprietary high-performance nanoscale catalysts said that catalytic converters coated with the company's nanometals have reduced the amount of volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, and other pollutants generated by gasoline internal combustion engines used in light- and heavy-duty vehicles.


QuantumSphere says the cost savings of up to 35 percent is achieved by using less precious metals, such as platinum and rhodium, typically found in the manufacture of catalytic converters. Furthermore, these nanometals have properties that improve the durability of the emissions-control devices, thereby extending their operating lives, the company said.
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Tags: Emissions, Legislation, Carbon Dioxide, Catalytic Converters, CO2, Emissions, EPA, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, Nitrogen, NO2, QuantumSphere

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QuantumSphere Claims 25% Performance Gain With Its Emissions Control Catalysts was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.