Adsorptive honeycomb-shaped ceramic structure and method for its production

A method for producing an adsorptive honeycomb-shaped ceramic structure which comprises the steps of:

• extruding a composition containing (a) zeolite powder having a moisture adsorbing property, (b) inorganic fiber which is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) non-oxide fiber selected from carbon fiber, silicon carbide fiber, boron carbide fiber and boron nitride fiber, (ii) oxide fiber selected from potassium titanate fiber, zirconia fiber and alumina-borona-silica fiber, and (iii) metal fiber selected from stainless steel fiber and steel fiber, and (c) inorganic binder, into a honeycomb shape,
• drying the composition in the honeycomb shape, and
• baking the dried composition in the honeycomb shape at a temperature of 400.degree.-700.degree. C. for at least 20 minutes.