PURPOSE: To obtain spherical silica giving a compsn. having excellent flowability and burr property, by concentrating a sol contg. specified monodisperse spherical silica particles, by spray-granulating and by calcining the obtd. spherical particles.
CONSTITUTION: The sol contg. the monodisperse spherical silica particles having 0.1W2.0μ mean particle diameter, obtd. by hydrolyzing tetraalkoxysilane in all aq. ammonium soln. is concd. to 20W50wt.% solid content. Then, by spray- granulating the sol with a spray dryer, the spherical particles having 5W40μ mean particle diameter is obtd. and the targeted spherical silica is obtd. by calcining the particles. As the tetraalkoxysilane to be used, silane having C1-4 alkoxy group is pref., and tetramethoxysilane and tetraethoxysilane are desirable for the production of spherical silica having high purity.
FURUKAWA MASAYA
KON YOJIRO