{"id":6285,"date":"2019-11-27T10:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=6285"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:42:31","slug":"iit-jodhpur-develop-a-method-to-reduce-vehicular-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/iit-jodhpur-develop-a-method-to-reduce-vehicular-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"IIT Jodhpur develop a method to reduce vehicular pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u2019s exhaust to reduce the pollutants coming from it. This catalytic converter was developed by extracting Iron-Nickel-Cobalt nanoparticles from Rajasthani clay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clay acts as an oxygen reservoir and make the pollutants\nless harmful. The catalytic converters in use have expensive rare earth elements\nnamed Palladium and Cerium, in them and their life span is about 10 years\nagainst an approximate 15 year life of a four wheeler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s exhaust to reduce the pollutants coming from it. 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