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The automobile catalyst as an important source of PGE in the environment

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Anthropogenic Platinum-Group Element Emissions

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Both European Directive 94/12/EEC and recent EPA legislation require the establishment by year 2000 of emission standards for passenger cars aimed at a substantial reduction in hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Control and limitation of these pollutants is nowadays predominantly carried out using three-way catalytic converters (TWCs), which catalyse the transformation of these pollutants into more innocuous carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N2) and water (Taylor 1984, Howitt 1980).

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    M. A. Palacios, M. Moldovan & M. M. Gómez

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Palacios, M.A., Moldovan, M., Gómez, M.M. (2000). The automobile catalyst as an important source of PGE in the environment. In: Zereini, F., Alt, F. (eds) Anthropogenic Platinum-Group Element Emissions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59678-0_1

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