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Nanostellar Incorporated, founded in 2003 and based in Redwood City, California, is a privately held company that produces precious metal materials for the automotive and stationary power industries. The firm employs its proprietary Rational Catalyst Design (RCD) methodology in developing nano-materials that improve diesel catalytic converter performance by 25 to 30 percent. The firm's products are optimized to handle CO oxidation, hydrocarbon oxidation, and other chemical reactions, resulting in reduced emissions. The nano-materials replace platinum with palladium and gold, allowing companies to reduce the cost of catalytic converters. Nanostellar's products support compliance with emissions standards across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Nano-materials can be employed in light- and heavy-duty use vehicles. The company is known for its Pt:Pd and NS Gold (TM) product lines. Nanostellar's technology is employed by design, coating, automotive equipment manufacturing, aftermarket development, and other firm's across the diesel emissions control sector.
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