Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes a first region, a second region different from the first region, an inorganic binder, and zeolite. The first region extends from one end of the honeycomb unit over approximately 30% or more and approximately 70% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction. The zeolite includes a first zeolite and a second zeolite. The first zeolite is ion-exchanged with a first metal and has a mass content. The second zeolite is ion-exchanged with a second metal and has a mass content that is smaller than the mass content of the first metal in the first region and larger than the mass content of the first metal in the second region.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and a noble metal catalyst. The noble metal catalyst is supported in a region of the honeycomb unit. The region extends from one end portion of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction over approximately 1.5% or more to approximately 20% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structural body includes performing a heat treatment on zeolite particles that have undergone an iron ion-exchange. The heat treatment is performed in a non-oxygenated atmosphere having a temperature within a range of approximately 500° C. through approximately 800° C. to obtain heat-treated zeolite particles. A honeycomb molded body is formed from a raw material including the heat-treated zeolite particles. The honeycomb molded body is fired to manufacture a honeycomb unit. The honeycomb structural body includes the honeycomb unit including plural cells extending from a first end face to a second end face in a longitudinal direction. The plural cells are partitioned by cell walls.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes plural cells, inorganic particles, and at least one of a flake substance, a tetrapod-shaped substance, and a three-dimensional needle-shaped substance. The plural cells extend from a first end face to a second end face of the honeycomb structure along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure. The plural cells are defined by cell walls.

Abstract: A honeycomb structural body includes a honeycomb unit having a plurality of through holes defined by cell walls and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes an inorganic binder, a first zeolite, and second zeolite. The first zeolite includes at least one of a ? type zeolite and a ZSM-5 type zeolite, and primary particles having an average particle diameter of approximately 0.01 ?m or more and approximately 0.1 ?m or less. The second zeolite includes a phosphate group zeolite and primary particles having an average particle diameter of approximately 0.5 ?m or more and approximately 5 ?m or less. A ratio between a mass of the first zeolite and a total mass of the first and second zeolites is approximately 0.1 or more and approximately 0.5 or less.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure of the invention includes ceramic particles and inorganic fibers, and is characterized in that the inorganic fibers satisfy an expression of Aspect Ratio?Fiber Strength (GPa)/0.3.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies bound with one another by interposing a adhesive layer. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. An adhesive strength A between central portion honeycomb fired bodies out of the honeycomb fired bodies measured by a three-point bending strength test is at least about 0.02 and at most about 0.2 MPa. The central portion honeycomb fired bodies are positioned at a central portion of a cross-section formed by cutting the honeycomb structure perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. The adhesive strength A is lower than an adhesive strength B between peripheral portion honeycomb fired bodies out of the honeycomb fired bodies measured by the three-point bending strength test. The peripheral portion honeycomb fired bodies form a part of a periphery the honeycomb structure.

Abstract: A honeycomb structured body of the present invention is a honeycomb structured body in which plural pillar-shaped honeycomb units are bonded to one another through sealing material layers, each unit having in the longitudinal direction a large number of cells placed in parallel with a cell wall interposed therebetween. Herein, each honeycomb unit includes inorganic fibers and/or whiskers in addition to inorganic particles. A cross-sectional area of the honeycomb unit on a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is at least about 5 cm2 and at most about 50 cm2. A region in which a sealing material layer is not formed is provided on both ends of the side faces of each of the honeycomb unit, each of the ends accounting for at least about 0.3% and at most about 5% of the length of the honeycomb structured body.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure having multiple honeycomb units united through a seal material layer, wherein each honeycomb unit has multiple through holes arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction and separated from each other by the wall surfaces of the through holes, is disclosed. The honeycomb units include at least: ceramic particles; and at least one of inorganic fibers and whiskers. At least one of the honeycomb units has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, the cross section having an area greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2. Each corner of each honeycomb unit has a shape of one of a substantially rounded surface and a substantially chamfered surface.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure having multiple honeycomb units united through a seal material layer, wherein each honeycomb unit has multiple through holes arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction and separated from each other by the wall surfaces of the through holes, is disclosed. The honeycomb units include at least: ceramic particles; and at least one of inorganic fibers and whiskers. At least one of the honeycomb units has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, the cross section having an area greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2. The seal material layer has a thermal conductivity of about 0.1 W/m·K to about 5 W/m·K.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure 10 includes: multiple honeycomb units 11 having multiple through holes 12; and a seal layer 14 that joins adjacent honeycomb units 11 with each other via respective closed outer faces 13 of the honeycomb units 11 that are different from respective honeycombed faces of the honeycomb units 11. The honeycomb unit 11 includes at least inorganic particles, inorganic fibers and/or whiskers. A cross section area of a honeycombed face of the honeycomb unit perpendicular to the through holes 12 is about 5 to about 50 cm2, and the surface roughness Rz of the outer face 13 is about 5 to about 50 ?m.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure having multiple honeycomb units united through a seal material layer, wherein each honeycomb unit has multiple through holes arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction and separated from each other by the wall surfaces of the through holes, is disclosed. The honeycomb units include at least: ceramic particles; and at least one of inorganic fibers and whiskers. At least one of the honeycomb units has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, the cross section having an area greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2. The flatness of the exterior wall of each of the honeycomb units is about 0.1 mm to about 1.5 mm.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure is disclosed that includes plural honeycomb units bonded together by using a sealing material layer, each of the honeycomb units including plural through-holes separated by plural partition walls and provided in parallel along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb units, wherein each of the honeycomb units includes at least ceramic particles, and inorganic fibers and/or whisker, an area of a cross section of one of the honeycomb units perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the one of the honeycomb units is greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2, and a circularity of the cross section of the honeycomb structure perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure is greater than or equal to about 1.0 mm and less than or equal to about 2.5 mm.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure 10 includes: multiple honeycomb units 11 having multiple through holes 12; and a seal layer 14 that joins honeycomb units 11 with each other via respective closed outer faces 13 of the honeycomb units 11 where the through holes are not open. The honeycomb unit 11 includes at least inorganic particles, inorganic fibers and/or whiskers. A cross section area of a honeycombed face of the honeycomb unit perpendicular to the through holes 12 is about 5 to about 50 cm2. The flatness of an entire end face as the honeycombed faces of the honeycomb units 11 joined by the seal layer 14 is about 2.5 mm or less. The level difference between the end faces of the honeycomb units 11 is about 2.0 mm or less.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure having multiple honeycomb units united through a seal material layer, wherein each honeycomb unit has multiple through holes arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction and separated from each other by the wall surfaces of the through holes, is disclosed. The honeycomb units include at least: ceramic particles; and at least one of inorganic fibers and whiskers. At least one of the honeycomb units has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, the cross section having an area greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2. For each of the honeycomb units, the ratio of the thermal conductivity of the honeycomb unit to the thermal conductivity of the seal material layer falls within the range of about 0.2 to about 5.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block formed by bonding a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies by interposing an adhesive layer therebetween, and a sealing material layer provided on the periphery of the ceramic block. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has a large number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween. The adhesive layer and the sealing material layer are integrally formed with substantially no interface to divide the two layers.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having a first end face and a second end face. The at least one honeycomb unit includes an inorganic binder, inorganic particles, and cell walls extending from the first end face to the second end face to define a plurality of cells. The inorganic particles include ceria particles doped with zirconia. A percentage by weight of zirconia doped in ceria in the ceria particles is in a range of about 20% to about 50%.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes extrusion-molding a raw material composition containing ceramic powder and a binder to manufacture a coupled honeycomb molded body having a shape in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb molded bodies, each having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween, are integrated with one another by interposing a coupling portion. The method includes firing the coupled honeycomb molded body to manufacture a coupled honeycomb fired body, cutting the coupling portion to manufacture coupling-portion-cut honeycomb fired bodies, and binding a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies by interposing an adhesive layer, where at least one of the bound honeycomb fired bodies is a coupling-portion-cut honeycomb fired body.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block formed by a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall between the cells. The plurality of honeycomb fired bodies are combined with one another by interposing an adhesive layer with a sealing material layer formed on a peripheral face of the ceramic block and include a plurality of different shapes of the honeycomb fired bodies. A thickness of a peripheral wall forming the peripheral face of the ceramic block is virtually even. A shape of a cell located at an outermost periphery of the ceramic block is virtually identical with a shape of a cell located at a place other than the outermost periphery of the ceramic block. On the peripheral wall of the honeycomb fired body, a step is provided.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure is disclosed that includes plural honeycomb units bonded together by using a sealing material layer, each of the honeycomb units including plural through-holes separated by plural partition walls and provided in parallel along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb units, wherein a surface roughness Ra of an outer surface of the honeycomb structure is greater than or equal to about 1 ?m and less than or equal to about 50 ?m, each of the honeycomb units includes at least ceramic particles, and inorganic fibers and/or whisker, and an area of a cross section of one of the honeycomb units perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the one of the honeycomb units is greater than or equal to about 5 cm2 and less than or equal to about 50 cm2.