High-porous SiC ceramics (density 0.50-0.58 g/cm 3 , porosity 82-84 %, compressive stress at break 3.7-6.3 MPa) was prepared by means of polymeric technology and natural raw material (diatomite powder, ''Biosilica'' grade) at the temperature of carbothermal synthesis (1400°C). It was shown that the main phase was silicon carbide with a small (\5 %) impurity of FeSi; SiC crystallite size was found to be 23-30 nm. Using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray computerized microtomography, and dynamic light scattering in aqueous suspensions of powders obtained at ultrasonic exposure, it was shown that SiC nanoparticles in the samples were aggregated to a great extent. The degree of aggregation strongly depends on SiO 2 -C ratio in the starting samples.