Abstract: An aqueous suspension liquid of finely divided diamond particles comprising 0.05 to 160 parts by weight of a finely divided diamond particles in 1000 parts of water, wherein; (i) the finely divided diamond particles have an element composition consisting mainly of 72 to 89.5% by weight of carbon, 0.8 to 1.5% of hydrogen, 1.5 to 2.5% of nitrogen, and 10.5 to 25.0% of oxygen; (ii) and, almost all of said diamond particles are in the range of 2 nm to 50 nm in diameters thereof (80% or more by number average, 70% or more by weight average), (iii) and, said finely divided diamond particles exhibit a strongest peak of the intensity of the Bragg angle at 43.9° (2?±2°), strong and characteristic peaks at 73.5° (2?±2°) and 95° (2?±2°), a warped halo at 17° (2?±2°), and no peak at 26.5°, by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum analysis using Cu—K? radiation when dried, (iv) and, specific surface area of said diamond particles when dry state powder is not smaller than 1.

Abstract: An aqueous suspension liquid of finely divided diamond particles comprising 0.05 to 160 parts by weight of a finely divided diamond particles in 1000 parts of water, wherein; (i) the finely divided diamond particles have an element composition consisting mainly of 72 to 89.5% by weight of carbon, 0.8 to 1.5% of hydrogen, 1.5 to 2.5% of nitrogen, and 10.5 to 25.0% of oxygen; (ii) and, almost all of said diamond particles are in the range of 2 nm to 50 nm in diameters thereof (80% or more by number average, 70% or more by weight average), (iii) and, said finely divided diamond particles exhibit a strongest peak of the intensity of the Bragg angle at 43.9° (2?±2°), strong and characteristic peaks at 73.5° (2?±2°)and 95° (2?±2°), a warped halo at 17° (2?±2°), and no peak at 26.5°, by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum analysis using Cu—K? radiation when dried, (iv) and, specific surface area of said diamond particles when dry state powder is not smaller than 1.