| abstract |
A heater is composed of (a) a honeycomb structure having a large number of passages, (b) an adsorbent composed mainly of zeolite or an adsorbent-catalyst composition comprising said adsorbent and a catalyst component supported on the adsorbent, coated on the honeycomb structure and (c) at least two electrodes for electrification of the honeycomb structure, fixed to the honeycomb structure, in which heater a gas is allowed to flow through the passages in the honeycomb structure and heated. A catalytic converter has at least one main monolith catalyst (3) and the above heater (2) provided upstream or downstream of the main monolith catalyst or between the main monolith catalysts. A catalytic converter for purification of automobile exhaust gas, has (a) at least one main monolith catalyst (3), (b) a honeycomb heater (2) comprising a honeycomb structure having a large number of passages and at least two electrodes for electrification fixed to the honeycomb structure and (c) an adsorbent (1) composed mainly of zeolite. |