More precious than platinum: Mullite cuts pollution by 45%
By Laura Syrett
Published: Monday, 20 August 2012
Synthetic oxide performs better than precious metal in reducing diesel fumes
Pollution levels
caused by diesel powered vehicles could be reduced by as much
as 45% by using
mulliteinstead of platinum in combustion engines, a new
study has found.
Dr Kyeongjae Cho, materials science, engineering and physics
specialist at the University of Texas in Dallas, US, who
conducted the study,...