Patent ID: 8808613

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure, comprising: kneading titania particles, alumina particles and a binder ingredient such that a raw material paste comprising the titania particles, the alumina particles and the binder ingredient is prepared; forming a body comprising the raw material paste and having a honeycomb structure such that the body has the honeycomb structure having a plurality of through-holes extending in a longitudinal direction of the body and a plurality of partition portions formed between the through-holes; positioning on a base having granules the body comprising the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure such that one end surface of the body in the longitudinal direction faces the base and the granules are interposed between the base and the one end surface of the body; and sintering the body comprising the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure on the base with the granules interposed between the body and the base such that a ceramic body having the honeycomb structure is formed on the base with the granules, wherein the granules are interposed between the base and the one end surface of the body such that the granules make contact with the base and the one end surface of the body and form a space between the base and the one end surface of the body.