Abstract Disclosed is a resin composition for sealing electronic parts, which comprises a thermosetting resin and, incorporated therein, high-purity magnesium oxide. A hydration-resistant magnesia powder having the particle surfaces covered with a continuous and uniform coating of silica is advantageously used as the magnesium oxide. This hydration-resistant magnesia powder is prepared by introducing a heated vapor of an organic silicate compound into a reactor of a fluidized bed of magnesia powder heated at 100° to 600° C. so that the concentration of the organic silicate compound is 1 to 20 mole %, and precipitating a coating of silica on the surfaces of magnesia particles by thermal decomposition and/or hydrolysis of the organic silicate compound on the surfaces of magnesia particles.
A hydration-resistant magnesia powder consisting of particles of magnesia having the surface covered with a continuous and uniform coating of silica.
Claim 2
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A hydration-resistant magnesia powder consisting of particles of magnesia having the surface covered with a continuous and uniform coating of silica.
Claim 3
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A process for the preparation of a hydration-resistant magnesia powder, which comprises introducing a heated vapor of an organic silicate compound into a reactor of a fluidized bed of magnesia powder heated at 100° to 600° C. so that the concentration of the organic silicate compound is 1 to 20 mole %, and precipitating a coating of silica on the surfaces of magnesia particles by thermal decomposition and/or hydrolysis of the organic silicate compound on the surfaces of magnesia particles.
Claim 4
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A process for the preparation of a hydration-resistant magnesia powder, which comprises introducing a heated vapor of an organic silicate compound into a reactor of a fluidized bed of magnesia powder heated at 100° to 600° C. so that the concentration of the organic silicate compound is 1 to 20 mole %, and precipitating a coating of silica on the surfaces of magnesia particles by thermal decomposition and/or hydrolysis of the organic silicate compound on the surfaces of magnesia particles.
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A process according to claim 2, wherein the temperature of the fluidized bed reactor is 350° to 450° C.
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A process according to claim 2, wherein the concentration of the heated vapor of the organic silicate compound is 4 to 8 mole %.
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A process according to claim 2, wherein steam is supplied together with the vapor of the organic silicate compound.
Claim 8
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A process according to claim 5, wherein steam is supplied in an amount of 0.1 to 20.0 moles per mole of the organic silicate compound.