Can You Get Electricity From Car Catalyst?

fysik · Jul 9, 2015

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

berkeman · Jul 9, 2015

fysik said:

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

What's a car catalyst?

fysik · Jul 9, 2015

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

berkeman · Jul 9, 2015

fysik said:

catalytic converter

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

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

fysik · Jul 9, 2015

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

nasu · Jul 9, 2015

fysik said:

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 · Jul 9, 2015

nasu said:

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 · Jul 9, 2015

fysik said:

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 · Jul 9, 2015

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

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