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From: Akira Shirakawa [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 3:16 PM
Do you think that standard automotive catalytic converter manufacturing
processes could apply in the case of the E-Cat? Somehow, I...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter
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Straight from Wikipedia :-) :
Warm-up period
Most of the pollution put out by a car occurs during the first five minutes
before the catalytic converter has warmed up sufficiently.[13]
In 1999, BMW introduced the Electric Catalytic Convert, or "E-CAT", in their
flagship E38 750iL sedan. Coils inside the catalytic converter assemblies
are heated electrically just after engine start, bringing the catalyst up to
operating temperature much faster than traditional catalytic converters can,
providing cleaner cold starts and low emission vehicle (LEV)
compliance.[citation needed]
