US Patent 10981113 Exhaust gas purification catalyst body

Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst body that can improve exhaust gas purification performance while maintaining favorable PM collection performance. The exhaust gas purification catalyst body includes a base of a wall flow structure having an inlet side cell, an outlet side cell, and porous partition wall, and a catalyst layer that is formed in the partition wall that is in contact with the inlet side cell or the outlet side cell. The catalyst layer is formed in a region of at least 50% of the thickness of the partition wall from a surface of the partition wall, and held on the surface of internal pores in the partition wall in the region.