Abstract: A honeycomb catalyst body includes a honeycomb structure and a catalyst. The honeycomb structure includes a porous honeycomb fired body having at least one cell wall defining a plurality of cells extending along a longitudinal direction of the porous honeycomb fired body. The plurality of cells is provided in parallel with one another. The honeycomb fired body contains silicon carbide particles and a silica layer formed on a surface of each of the silicon carbide particles. The silica layer has a thickness of from about 5 nm to about 100 nm measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The catalyst contains at least one of oxide ceramics and zeolite. The catalyst is provided on a surface of the silica layer. An amount of at least one of the oxide ceramics and the zeolite is about 50 g/L or more.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a porous silicon carbide honeycomb fired body and a silicon-containing oxide layer. The porous silicon carbide honeycomb fired body has at least one cell wall defining a plurality of cells extending along a longitudinal direction of the silicon carbide honeycomb fired body. The plurality of cells is provided in parallel with one another. The silicon carbide honeycomb fired body contains silicon carbide particles. The silicon-containing oxide layer is provided on a surface of each of the silicon carbide particles. The silicon-containing oxide layer has a thickness of from about 5 nm to about 100 nm measured with an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.