Aroma Diffuser
2014
- -Taiwan’s density of motorcycles is the highest in the world.* It means 67 motorcycles for every 100 people. However, policies regarding vehicle management and air quality fail to solve the problem of air pollution. In regard to country and urban development, electric transport is an important goal to achieve worldwide, and yet Taiwan’s government fails to propose an effective transition policy with a vision., Meanwhile, the Taiwanese will have to endure a little while with masks on.
*Source of data: Pei-Hui Tsai & Tsui-Fen Chang, CHINATIMES.com, February 10, 2014.
During our research on exhaust pipes, we made an astonishing discovery: it is legal to install exhaust pipes without catalytic converters, which are commonly made from a mix of precious metals such as Platinum, Palladium, or Rhodium. Only a quarter of the collected samples were equipped with catalytic converters, reflecting market supply and demand. The relatively high cost of these converters, which contain precious metals, makes them less appealing to price-conscious consumers. As a result, the decision to install non-catalytic converters was based on affordability rather than actual functionality.
I purchased some inexpensive used exhaust pipes and repurposed them as aroma dispensers. The conversion process is relatively simple—all you need is a parallel circuit device. However, I didn't clean the exhaust pipes before the conversion, so I'm concerned that the aroma released from the dispenser may still be toxic. What are your thoughts on this?
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds produced as by-products of incomplete combustion in motor vehicle exhaust. They are highly toxic and have been recognized as endocrine disruptors. These compounds are present in the air we breathe every day and pose a threat to the proper functioning of various organs in living organisms.
