Three-Way Catalytic Converter - MOTO GUZZI Breva 1100 Service Manual

COMPONENTS
COMPONENTS

Three-way catalytic converter

This component is used to reduce three principal polluting elements:
- Carbon Monoxide = CO
- Raw hydrocarbons = HC
- Nitrogen oxides = NO
the internal construction consists of a metallics support in which is deposited a substrate of a
chemical material that under operating temperature initialise a catalytic process, transforming
CO in CO2, HC and NOx in water vapour and N2.
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