A method for manufacturing a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure filter including; attaching ceramic particles to a surface of the first cells by ejecting an aerosol including the ceramic particles toward the inlet side end surface from a direction perpendicular to the inlet side end surface while applying a suction force to the outlet side end surface to suck the ejected aerosol from the inlet side end surface, wherein the ejection of the aerosol is carried out using an aerosol generator including a drive gas flow path for flowing a pressurized drive gas, a supply port provided on the way of the drive gas flow path and capable of sucking the ceramic particles from an outer peripheral side of the drive gas flow path toward an inside of the drive gas flow path, and a nozzle attached to a tip of the drive gas flow path and capable of ejecting the aerosol.

Provided is a C/C composite having a long life in an environment including a heating process and a cooling process and having less adverse effects on surrounding facilities and the quality of treatment objects. A C/C composite in which, in measurement for open pores by mercury porosimetry, an open porosity for open pores with a radius of not less than 0.4 μm and less than 10 μm in the C/C composite is 2.0% or less.

Provided is a C/C composite having a long life in an environment including a heating process and a cooling process and having less adverse effects on surrounding facilities and the quality of treatment objects. A C/C composite in which, in measurement for open pores by mercury porosimetry, an open porosity for open pores with a radius of not less than 0.4 μm and less than 10 μm in the C/C composite is 2.0% or less.

An air-permeable member of the present disclosure includes a porous ceramic having a columnar or plate shape. A root mean square slope RΔq in a roughness curve of an outer peripheral surface of the porous ceramic is greater than a root mean square slope RΔq in a roughness curve of a main surface of the porous ceramic.

Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.

Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a composite body, the method including: a nitriding step of firing a boron carbide powder in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain a fired product containing boron carbonitride; a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing the fired product and a sintering aid to obtain a boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores; and an impregnating step of impregnating the boron nitride sintered body with a resin composition, the composite body having the boron nitride sintered body and a resin filled in at least some of the pores of the boron nitride sintered body.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a composite body, the method including: a nitriding step of firing a boron carbide powder in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain a fired product containing boron carbonitride; a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing the fired product and a sintering aid to obtain a boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores; and an impregnating step of impregnating the boron nitride sintered body with a resin composition, the composite body having the boron nitride sintered body and a resin filled in at least some of the pores of the boron nitride sintered body.

Provided is a boron nitride sintered body including: a plurality of coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more; and fine particles smaller than the plurality of coarse particles, in which, when viewed in a cross-section, the plurality of coarse particles intersect with each other. Provided is a method for manufacturing a boron nitride sintered body, the method including: a raw material preparation step of firing a mixture containing boron carbonitride and a boron compound in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain lump boron nitride having an average particle diameter of 10 to 200 μm; and a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing the lump boron nitride and a sintering aid to obtain a boron nitride sintered body including coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more in a cross-section and fine particles smaller than the coarse particles.

Provided is a boron nitride sintered body including: a plurality of coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more; and fine particles smaller than the plurality of coarse particles, in which, when viewed in a cross-section, the plurality of coarse particles intersect with each other. Provided is a method for manufacturing a boron nitride sintered body, the method including: a raw material preparation step of firing a mixture containing boron carbonitride and a boron compound in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain lump boron nitride having an average particle diameter of 10 to 200 μm; and a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing the lump boron nitride and a sintering aid to obtain a boron nitride sintered body including coarse particles each having a length of 20 μm or more in a cross-section and fine particles smaller than the coarse particles.