Electrically heatable exhaust catalytic converter

摘要

The invention relates to an electrically heatable exhaust catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine, which catalytic converter comprises a housing, which has admission and outlet connections for the exhaust gas and in which a base material with a reactive coating for the catalytic conversion of exhaust gas constituents is arranged. In order to design an exhaust catalytic converter of the generic type so that its light-off performance in cold starting conditions is further improved compared to the known prior art, it is proposed according to the invention that the base material of the catalytic converter be composed of a knitted fibre fabric, resistant to high temperatures, which is wound around a heated wire of a heated wire mesh, which is arranged in the housing of the catalytic converter.