Abstract: A method for producing a particle, containing a step of heating a mixture containing TiH2 and TiO2 at 700 to 950° C., wherein a molar ratio of the TiH2 to the TiO2 contained in the mixture is 5.0 to 6.8.

Abstract: Oxide powder, of which a resin composition is obtained by mixing with a resin exhibits a low thermal expansion coefficient, high thermal conductivity and a low dielectric tangent. The oxide powder containing Ca, Al and Si; wherein the oxide powder contains 40% by mass or more of a crystal phase of high-temperature type cristobalite having Ca, Al and Si, based on the mass of the whole oxide powder; and wherein contents of Ca, Al and Si in the oxide powder are 1 to 5% by mole of CaO, 1 to 5% by mole of Al2O3 and 90 to 98% by mole of SiO2, respectively (the sum of contents of CaO, Al2O3 and SiO2 is 100% by mole) when converting the contents of Ca, Al and Si to contents of CaO, Al2O3 and SiO2.

Abstract: A method for producing a particle, containing a step of heating a mixture containing TiH2 and TiO2 at 700 to 900° C., wherein a molar ratio of the TiH2 to the TiO2 contained in the mixture is 3.1 to 4.6. A particle having a crystal composition composed of Ti2O3 and ?-Ti3O5, wherein a molar ratio of the Ti2O3 to the ?-Ti3O5 is 0.1 or more.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite particle, the method containing: (a) mixing a raw material particle and at least one type of fine particles selected from SiO2 fine particles and Al2O3 fine particles, the fine paricles having a diameter smaller than that of the raw material particle; and (b) heating the mixture of the raw material particles and the fine particles, wherein the raw material particle contains three components of ZnO, Al2O3, and SiO2, and a content of the ZnO is 17 to 43% by mole, a content of the Al2O3 is 9 to 20% by mole, and a content of the SiO2 is 48 to 63% by mole, based on the total content of the three components.

Abstract: A spherical silica powder which, when heated from 25° C. up to 1000° C. at a rate of 30° C./min, desorbs water molecules in an amount of 0.01 mmol/g or less at 500° C. to 1000° C., and which has a specific surface area of 1 to 30 m2/g.

Abstract: A spherical silica powder with a low dielectric tangent, wherein after formulating the spherical silica powder in a resin and molding it into a sheet, in a dielectric tangent of the spherical silica powder calculated by using he following Formula (I) based on a dielectric tangent (tan ?c) of the sheet which is measured under the conditions a frequency is 35-40 GHz with a resonator method, B/A is 0.70 or lower, wherein “A” represents a dielectric tangent (tan ?fA) of the spherical silica powder before a dielectric tangent reduction treatment and “B” represents a dielectric tangent (tan ?fB) of the spherical silica powder after a dielectric tangent reduction treatment; and a specific surface area of said spherical silica powder after a dielectric tangent reduction treatment is 1-30 m2/g.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a powder containing three components of ZnO, Al2O3 and SiO2, wherein each content of the three components is ZnO: 17 to 43% by mole, Al2O3: 9 to 20% by mole and SiO2: 48 to 63% by mole, based on the sum of the contents of the three components.