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subsequent chamber (University of Oviedo). A CO2 sensor would be in the pipe leading to the next chamber. Then, when approximately 14.67 grams of CO2 are collected in the next chamber, (Toreki) the fan would deactivate, and the excess exhaust would drift out into the air.  These exhausts consist of H2O, N2, and oxygen and are completely harmless to the environment and humans  (Nice). Back in the chamber with the CO2, the chamber would seal itself off to prevent other gases from entering.  Then, 16 grams of burning magnesium would be dropped into the chamber from a chute above (Toreki). The supply of magnesium could be refilled at gas stations like gasoline.  When the magnesium is in the chamber, a reaction would occur like the one shown on the next page.  

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The Four-Way Catalytic Converter

The Process

The Four-Way Catalytic Converter consists of a three-way catalytic converter and one more component, which reduces CO2.  The different components reduce all known harmful car emissions. 
To find out how a three-way catalytic converter works, click here.
The newly-designed component uses a completely different process than any of the units of the three-way catalytic converter.  First the exhaust from the car goes through the three-way catalytic converter. Then the exhaust goes through a pipe  into a chamber containing a fan on one end.  The fan would blow all of the exhaust against a high aluminum content zeolite on the other end of the chamber.  It is a CO2 adsorbent which means that only
CO2 would be let through to the
 
Location of the Four-Way Catalytic Converter