Can You Get Electricity From Car Catalyst?

[fysik]

can I grab electrical energy from a car catalyst? do the reactions produce electricity?

 

[berkeman]

can I grab electrical energy from a car catalyst? do the reactions produce electricity?

What's a car catalyst?

 

[fysik]

is it so hard to understand that I am talking about the catalytic converter or however else you want to call it?

 

[berkeman]

catalytic converter

Oh, catalytic converters! Why would you think you can get energy out of them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter

 

[fysik]

because it's a redox reaction, just like in cells

 

[nasu]

is it so hard to understand that I am talking about the catalytic converter or however else you want to call it?

Well, do you understand that a catalyst is just one component of the catalytic converter? :)

 

[fysik]

Well, do you understand that a catalyst is just one component of the catalytic converter? :)

ok, but you have to admit that it's the most important part and the functional part

 

[SteamKing]

ok, but you have to admit that it's the most important part and the functional part

That doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be able to get electricity from it.

 

[fysik]

I didn't say it necessarily means that, I just asked