Patent ID: 9193125
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B29D,C04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A honeycomb structure obtained by a method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure, comprising the steps of: kneading and forming a forming material comprising a cordierite forming material and an organic binder to prepare a honeycomb formed article, and firing the honeycomb formed article to obtain a honeycomb structure mainly composed of cordierite, wherein the forming material further comprises a layered clay mineral whose layer charge (X) is 0.2<X>2; wherein a total amount of at least one element selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, and calcium contained in the layered clay mineral is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of oxide with respect to a total with the cordierite forming material; and wherein a content ratio of the organic binder is 5 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the cordierite forming material and the layered clay mineral.