摘要 |
To provide a stable water-repellent inorganic powder which is substantially free from re-dissolution of a silicon compound used for surface treatment whether an organic solvent is polar or non-polar. A water-repellent inorganic powder which is surface-treated with a silicon compound, wherein the silicon compound is one having a group reactive with the inorganic powder, and when the inorganic powder is dispersed in any of polar organic solvents and non-polar organic solvents, the retention of the silicon compound is at least 90%. Preferably, the silicon compound is an aqueous emulsion of any of methylhydrogen silicone oil, alkoxy-modified silicone oil, amino-modified silicone oil, epoxy-modified silicone oil, polyether-modified silicone oil or carboxyl-modified silicone oil, and to the aqueous emulsion, at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a sorbitan fatty acid ester type, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester type, a polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester type, a polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester type, an N-acylamino acid type, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type and a polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether type, is incorporated.
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