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Catalytic converter theft is on the rise, and that’s partly because of their chemistry.

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Writer/Host:
Sam Jones, PhD

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Deborah Aruguete, PhD
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Brianne Raccor, PhD
Luis Ricardez Sandoval, PhD

Sources:
History of Reducing Air Pollution from Transportation in the United States
https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/accomplishments-and-success-air-pollution-transportation

How smog affects health
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Libre texts: Catalytic converters
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Kinetics/07_Case_Studies-_Kinetics/7.01_Catalytic_Converters

Platinum Group Metal Recovery from Spent Catalytic Converters Using XRF
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Washington University catalytic converters lab tutorial
http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/CourseTutorials/Tutorials/AirQuality/CatalyticConverter.htm

BBC Bitesize
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Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Cars, Swiping Catalytic Converters
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/climate/catalytic-converter-theft.html

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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/03/16/as-precious-metals-prices-soar-minnesota-becomes-a-hotspot-for-catalytic-converter-thefts

Hydrogen peroxide reduction on single platinum nanoparticles
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2020/sc/d0sc00379d

Effects of Platinum Electrode on Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Hydrogen Peroxide Formation in Aqueous Phase Pulsed Corona Electrical Discharge
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ie0511480

Electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen peroxide at platinum electrodes. Part 1. An adsorption-controlled mechanism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013468697001254

A precious metal that costs 15 times the price of gold is driving a surge in thefts of catalytic converters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/catalytic-converter-theft-south-africa-rhodium/2021/03/03/dc288192-777d-11eb-9489-8f7dacd51e75_story.html

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