Abstract: To provide a method for industrially efficiently producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst containing a perovskite-type composite oxide which is stable and has a less reduced specific surface area and is also effectively prevented from decreasing in its catalytic performance even in endurance in high temperature oxidative reducing atmospheres, a pre-crystallization composition containing elementary components constituting a perovskite-type composite oxide containing a noble metal is prepared, is mixed with a powder of theta-alumina and/or alpha-alumina to prepare a mixture, and the mixture is heat treated. Thus, the resulting perovskite-type composite oxide supported by the powder of theta-alumina and/or alpha-alumina can keep its thermostability at a sufficient level thereby to effectively prevent the catalytic performance from decreasing. This method can industrially efficiently produce the exhaust gas purifying catalyst.

Abstract: A warming-up system of an engine for an automobile according to the present invention is provided with main and auxiliary nozzles in an air intake passage of a carburetor. The auxiliary nozzle is connected to an electromagnetically-operated fuel resupply pump. The warming-up system is further provided with a position detector for determining whether or not a throttle valve is in an open position, a rotation detector for detecting the rotational frequency of the engine, and a control circuit for controlling the drive of the pump in accordance with signals from the detectors. Based on the rotational frequency of the engine detected by the rotation detector, the control circuit determines whether the engine is in a cranking state or in a complete detonation state. When the engine is in the complete detonation state, the control circuit drives the pump to supply a predetermined quantity of auxiliary fuel to the intake passage through the auxiliary nozzle.