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Re: [ST] CO2
- Subject: Re: [ST] CO2
- From: David Edmondson <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:17:02 +0000
On Friday, January 11, 2002, at 03:56 pm, Mike Bostock wrote:
>
> One of the by-products of petrol combustion will be CO2 which will be
> present on the exhaust unless the bike is fitted with a catalytic
> converter.
>
> In checking my facts I came upon this interesting article.
>
> http://www.nexusmagazine.com/ulp1.html
>
>
A catalytic converter will not reduce CO2 emission, it makes sure that
as much unburnt hydrocarbon and CO are converted to the less noxious CO2
which is merely thought to be a major contributor to global warming.
Catalytic converters are a local pollution prevention measure not a
global one.
Dave
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