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the catalytic converter does.

it is a ceramic material that looks like a long sausage inside of the steel case

it has a honeycomb pattern which allows the exhaust gases to go through it

the ceramic material has a "poisoned" platinum catalyst impregnated in it which converts any carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide which then exits the convertor

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