Program 14, Episode 304

Tech Watch

NASA's Low Temperature Oxidation Catalyst has been successfully applied in reducing harmful pollutants from automobiles. Through a chemical process, a cars' catalytic converter helps convert exhaust gases into less harmful emissions, causing less pollution. The LTOC has spun off again and is being applied to smokestacks. This technology is expected to reduce formaldehyde and carbon monoxide concentrations in smokestack emissions by approximately 85 to 95 percent. Tonya St. Romain followed up with Dr. Jeff Jordan to find out how this new technology works.