catalytic
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It expects production to increase to more than 90% of capacity within weeks, once the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit restarts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Catalytic converters turn toxic gases into water vapor and carbon dioxide, making car exhaust fumes less environmentally damaging.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Catalytic converters, devices that reduce a vehicle’s harmful emissions, contain the precious rare metals platinum, rhodium and palladium, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which tracks automobile thefts and insurance fraud.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
In Illinois, lawmakers passed legislation in 2021 to designate the Illinois Finance Authority as the state’s climate bank, while Maryland lawmakers established a Climate Catalytic Capital Fund last year.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Catalytic Properties of Colloids.—Catalysis is the property possessed by certain bodies of initiating chemical reaction.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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