Abstract: A heating element for deodorization contains a metallic substrate, an enamel layer formed on the surface of the metallic substrate, a catalyst layer comprising at least an active alumina, a platinum group metal and a zeolite and formed on the enamel layer, and an electric resistor; the electric resistor being insulated from the environment; and the metallic substrate, the enamel layer, the catalyst layer and the electric resistor being arranged so that heat generated when electric power is applied to the electric resistor is conducted to the catalyst layer through the enamel layer. It can remove unpleasant odor and harmful gases.

Abstract: A catalytic body contains a base material and, formed on the surface thereof, a catalytic coating layer containing activated alumina, zeolite, a platinum group metal and an inorganic binder.By alternately repeating the step of adsorption of odor components with zeolite and alumina under non-heating condition and the step of heat-regeneration of the zeolite and alumina and catalytic decomposition of odor components under heating condition, offensive odors can be continuously removed over a long period and without excessively raising the temperature in the surroundings of the catalytic body.