DISPOSITIF DE CHAUFFAGE POUR UN CATALYSEUR COMPORTANT UN REFORMEUR D'HYDROCARBURES ET PROCEDE DE MISE EN OEUVRE D'UN TEL DISPOSITIF

摘要

The device has a hydrocarbon reformer (30) placed onboard of a motor vehicle and connected to an exhaust duct (12) in upstream of an oxidation catalyst (16) so as to supply hydrogen to the catalyst. The reformer has a stage for producing raw gas containing hydrogen and carbon mono-oxide mixture and a stage for separating the hydrogen from the carbon mono-oxide to form a purified hydrogen reform (R) to be supplied to the catalyst. An independent claim is also included for a method of priming a catalyst.