INVINCIBLE OR IMPRACTICAL?--- THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Initially introduced in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, the internal combustion engine works by a controlled explosion of fuel. The process involves a certain amount of vaporized fuel compressed into a cylinder and then ignited, causing the energy to be directed accordingly.

Still far from perfect, the process of controlled explosion produces various harmful emissions—most notably Hydrocarbons, Carbon monoxide, and Nitrogen Oxides. Hydrocarbons, which are toxic and carcinogenic, escape into the a

The I.C.E. produces sixty to seventy percent of total energy consumed in the U.S. Motorists burn about 355 million gallons of gasoline a day in the USA, and stop and go traffic accounts for 753 million gallons of fuel per year.

With over 1,500 cases of cancer associated with auto emissions each year, this outdated technology is slowly but surely wrecking havoc on mankind. If it were a computer, technology as outdated as the internal combustion engine would have been shelved a hundred years ago. It is time to ask ourselves if this technology has reached its limit. Is it time to move on?

For over 100 years, the internal combustion engine has played a key role in the development of civilization. Because mankind realizes technology causes detrimental effects on both the length of his life and the life of the planet, scientists are attempting to reduce emissions from the I.C.E (internal combustion engine). The catalytic converter is undoubtedly the best example. A catalytic converter is designed to treat the exhaust before it leaves the tailpipe, thus severely limiting dangerous emissions. It is broken up into two main parts--a reduction catalyst and oxidization catalyst. The reduction catalyst, the first stage of the catalytic converter, uses platinum and rhodium to reduce the NOx emissions. When an NO or NO2 molecule meets the catalyst, the catalyst freez

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