Which risk increases when a catalytic converter operates above design stoichiometric constraints?

💡 Explanation

Catalyst sintering risk increases because higher temperatures can cause the individual metal particles in a catalyst to coalesce due to surface diffusion (Ostawald ripening). This reduces surface area, reactivity, and causes catalyst degradation. Therefore, sintering is the risk identified, rather than surface area increases under stable operating constraints.

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