Catalyst knocks out a smog maker

Unique system could help truckers meet new emissions standards

A novel type of catalytic converter could be available within a year, just in time to help some trucks meet new standards limiting emissions of smog-generating nitrogen oxides.

NEW USE FOR OLD CATALYST Chris Marshall, foreground, of Argonne National Lab holds a container of a new material that could help heavy-duty trucks spew much less nitrogen oxide, a major component of smog.