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.
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