Which mechanism causes increased product formation rate in a catalytic converter exposed to elevated exhaust temperatures?

💡 Explanation

When exhaust temperatures rise, reactants gain kinetic energy enabling greater adsorption onto the catalyst surface site because the rate of adsorption is thermally activated, accelerating desired reactions. Therefore enhanced reactant adsorption results, rather than decreased effectiveness, sintering or side reactions, which require different catalyst degradation processes.

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