Bisaminoalkoxysilanes of Formula I, and methods using same, are described herein:

R.sup.1Si(NR.sup.2R.sup.3)(NR.sup.4R.sup.5)OR.sup.6I

where R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.6 is selected from a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Provided is a silicon nanoparticle-containing hydrogen polysilsesquioxane sintered product that is represented by the general formula SiO.sub.xH.sub.y (0.01<x0.3, 0<y<0.35) and has SiH bonds, said silicon nanoparticle-containing hydrogen polysilsesquioxane sintered product being characterized by (A) including more than 65.0 wt % of silicon nanoparticles that have a volume-based average particle size of 10-500 nm, exclusive, and that do not include particles having a particle size of 1000 nm or larger, and (B) including a silicon oxide structure derived from hydrogen polysilsesquioxane that coats the silicon nanoparticles and is chemically bonded to the surfaces of the silicon nanoparticles.

The present invention provides a surface-treated silica filler for suppressing an increase in viscosity when added to a resin composition used for applications such as a semiconductor sealing material, and the resin composition containing the surface-treated silica filler. The surface-treated silica filler of the present invention is surface-treated with a basic substance having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of its conjugate acid of 9.4 or more.

A method of manufacturing an anode active material is to dope a plurality of anode material particles with alkali metal by use of molten alkali metal to obtain a plurality of alkali-metal-containing anode material particles. The method of the invention is also to perform a homogenization process and a passivation process on the alkali metal-containing anode material particles to obtain a plurality of passivated and homogenized alkali-metal-containing anode material particles serving as the anode active material.

Process for producing fumed silica powder with a decreased silanol group density, comprising subjecting a fumed surface untreated silica powder with a silanol density d.sub.SiOH of at least 1.2 SiOH/nm.sup.2 and a particle size d.sub.90 of not more than 10 ?m, to thermal treatment at a temperature of 350? C. to 1250? C. for 5 min to 5 h, wherein the temperature and the duration of the thermal treatment are chosen so that d.sub.SiOH of the silica is decreased by 10%-70% relative to d.sub.SiOH of the employed thermally untreated silica, wherein the thermal treatment is carried out while the fumed silica powder is in motion, followed by optional surface treatment. Surface unmodified and modified fumed silica powders obtained by this process and the use thereof.

Bisaminoalkoxysilanes of Formula I, and methods using same, are described herein:
R.sup.1Si(NR.sup.2R.sup.3)(NR.sup.4R.sup.5)OR.sup.6I
where R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.6 is selected from a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group.

A silica-alumina powder, a method for producing the same, and a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst including this silica-alumina powder are provided. The silica-alumina powder contains SiO.sub.2 within a predetermined range, has a specific surface area within a predetermined range, and has a pore volume and an acid amount within predetermined ranges. An alumina raw material includes one of boehmite, pseudo-boehmite, and mainly amorphous alumina gel. The method for producing the silica-alumina powder includes a step of mixing an aqueous solution including alumina hydrate and an aqueous solution containing a silica precursor to prepare an aqueous solution including a silica-alumina precursor; a step of adjusting the pH of the aqueous solution to be within a predetermined range, and then heat-treating the aqueous solution; and a step of cooling the aqueous solution or silica-alumina slurry, then separating and washing a solid, and then drying or further calcining the solid.

Silica powder having a dielectric loss tangent of 0.004 or less, in which the number of silicon metal particles in 10 g of the silica powder is 30 or less. A method for producing silica powder, including a heating step of heating silica powder in the presence of chlorine. Silica powder having a low dielectric loss tangent and a low silicon metal content, and a method for producing the silica powder can be provided.

A method can include reducing a silica starting material to produce a first quantity of at least metallurgical grade silicon and a second quantity of silica comprising elemental carbon doping, wherein the silica starting material is reduced in the presence of a carbonaceous reducing agent. A silica material can be a silica material as prepared according to the method.

A metal oxide powder in which the metal is other than uranium, iron and titanium, and, in the metal oxide powder, the content rate of uranium is 1.0 ppb by mass or less, the content rate of iron is 100 ppm by mass or less in terms of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, the content rate of titanium in terms of TiO.sub.2 oxide is 8 ppm by mass or less. Included is a method of producing a metal oxide powder which removes impurities from a metal oxide powder so that a metal oxide powder having a high purity can be obtained, and a metal oxide powder produced according to the method.