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Catalytic Converters Maintain Air Quality in Mines
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
At Langley Research Center, engineers developed a tin-oxide based washcoat to prevent oxygen buildup in carbon dioxide lasers used to detect wind shears. Airflow Catalyst Systems Inc. of Rochester, New York, licensed the technology and then adapted the washcoat for use as a catalytic converter to treat the exhaust from diesel mining equipment.