IIT Jodhpur develop a method to reduce vehicular pollution
IIT Jodhpur has developed a catalytic converter for cars using Rajasthani clay which will be cheaper and more effective in reducing pollution. The catalytic converter is a device which is fitted to a vehicle’s exhaust to reduce the pollutants coming from it. This catalytic converter was developed by extracting Iron-Nickel-Cobalt nanoparticles from Rajasthani clay.
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The clay acts as an oxygen reservoir and make the pollutants less harmful. The catalytic converters in use have expensive rare earth elements named Palladium and Cerium, in them and their life span is about 10 years against an approximate 15 year life of a four wheeler.
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