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Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

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Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. —Rolf Brück, head of Catalytic Converters and Filters at Vitesco Technologies.

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Vitesco Technologies reduces emissions in high-voltage hybrid vehicles with electrical catalyst heating; new DC/DC converter

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With a new DC/DC converter, the heating discs of the electrically heated EMICAT catalyst ( earlier post ) can now also be supplied with electricity in high-voltage vehicles. EMICAT heated catalyst and the new DC/DC converter. It is already in use in vehicles with a pure combustion engine or in mild hybrids.

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Bosch to receive €160.7M in funding to support scale-up of solid-oxide fuel cell system production

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The heart of the system is the SOFC stack, where chemical energy is converted into electrical energy. This hotbox is combined with an air and gas supply system, an electronic control unit, and an exhaust system to form an SOFC unit. The Bosch project is one of the first projects in Germany to receive this funding.

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Chevrolet Performance previews eCrate package in converted 1977 K5 Blazer EV

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At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. To convert the 1977 K5 Blazer, the team first removed from the Blazer the original 175-horsepower, 400 cubic-inch (6.55-liter) liter) V-8, three-speed automatic, fuel system and exhaust. 200-horsepower electric motor.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. The carbonation reaction will convert REE-bearing silicate minerals to REE-bearing carbonate minerals. Idaho National Laboratory.

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Researchers show that single Pt atoms can perform CO oxidation at low temperatures; implications for catalytic converters

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converting CO to CO 2 )—a chemical reaction that is commonly used in catalytic converters to remove CO from car exhaust—at low temperatures. The research, published in the journal Nature Catalysis , could improve catalytic converter design and also has major implications in the field of computational catalysis.

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DESY study finds edges and corners increase efficiency of catalytic converters

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Catalytic converters for cleaning exhaust emissions are more efficient when they use nanoparticles with many edges, according to a study carried out at the the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a research center of the Helmholtz Association, X-ray source PETRA III. Credit: DESY, Lucid Berlin. Click to enlarge.

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