What do catalytic converters do?

<p><strong>#144</strong></p><p>Cars are complicated, there's lots of parts that do lots of things most of us will probably never understand it all. Well we can at least tackle one of those mysteries today. You've probably heard of something called a catalytic converter, right? And you've probably heard that it's important. Well that's true! But why? What does it do, why is it essential, and how does it do it? It's actually very very cool tbh.<br><a href="http://goode.coffee/"><br></a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><br><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/I1YLPfSuNXY">https://youtu.be/I1YLPfSuNXY</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/celebrating-chemistry-editions/2021-ncw/catalytic-converters.html">https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/celebrating-chemistry-editions/2021-ncw/catalytic-converters.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://cen.acs.org/synthesis/catalysis/optimize-precious-metal-usage-catalytic/100/i10">https://cen.acs.org/synthesis/catalysis/optimize-precious-metal-usage-catalytic/100/i10</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs-acs-org.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03513">https://pubs-acs-org.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03513</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/vi/inspection/inspectioncriteria.aspx">https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/vi/inspection/inspectioncriteria.aspx</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/frequent-questions-related-transportation-air">https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/frequent-questions-related-transportation-air</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/air-emissions/air-emissions">https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/air-emissions/air-emissions</a></li> <li><a href