A rubber composition includes a silicone rubber and a conductive filler. The content of the conductive filler in the rubber composition is 0.5 to 5 volume %. The conductive filler contains carbon nanotubes having a length of greater than 5 μm The radius of gyration which is determined by subjecting the rubber composition to ultra-small angle X-ray scattering to obtain a scattering curve, and analyzing the scattering curve with the Beaucage model is 40 nm to 300 nm.

Process for producing endcapped, liquid siloxanes having chain lengths of greater than 3 silicon atoms from end-of-life silicones, especially from silicone elastomers and/or silicone rubbers, by acid-catalysed depolymerization thereof in a solvent-free reaction system comprising at least one compound providing end groups M.sup.R, at least one compound providing D units, and at least one Brønsted acid.

A fine particle of a silicon polymer, wherein the fine particle has pores; the total pore volume of the fine particle is 0.35 to 1.00 cm.sup.3/g; a number-average primary particle diameter of the fine particle is 0.05 to 0.30 μm; the silicon polymer has a siloxane bond and an Si—R.sup.1 bond; R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and designating, with reference to a chart obtained by .sup.29Si-NMR measurement of the fine particle, A as a total peak area corresponding to the silicon polymer, and B as a peak area corresponding to Si—R.sup.1, A and B satisfy a following formula (1):

10.0≤B/A×100≤45.0   (1).

A fine particle of a silicon polymer, wherein the fine particle has pores; the total pore volume of the fine particle is 0.35 to 1.00 cm.sup.3/g; a number-average primary particle diameter of the fine particle is 0.05 to 0.30 μm; the silicon polymer has a siloxane bond and an Si—R.sup.1 bond; R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and designating, with reference to a chart obtained by .sup.29Si-NMR measurement of the fine particle, A as a total peak area corresponding to the silicon polymer, and B as a peak area corresponding to Si—R.sup.1, A and B satisfy a following formula (1):

10.0≤B/A×100≤45.0   (1).

A method of preparing an alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound is provided. The method comprises reacting (A) an initial organosilicon compound and (B) an alcohol component in the presence of (C) a catalyst, thereby preparing the alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound. The initial organosilicon compound (A) comprises at least one alkoxysilyl group. The alcohol component (B) comprises an organic alcohol. The catalyst (C) comprises (C1) an ammonium carboxylate compound or (C2) a titanate compound. A reaction product comprising an alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound prepared in accordance with the method, and a composition comprising the reaction product, are also provided. The alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound, and the reaction product and composition comprising the same, are prepared in increased purity under functional group-tolerant conditions.

Although a composition for formation of a coating film is sometimes required to have satisfactory storage stability, it could not be said that a conventionally known composition has sufficient storage stability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a composition comprising an organosilicon compound which is excellent in storage stability. The present invention provides a composition comprising an organosilicon compound (A) represented by the following formula (a1), a metal compound (B) represented by the following formula (b1), a carboxylic acid compound (C), and an acid catalyst. ##STR00001##

Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

To provide a method for producing lanthanum hexaboride-containing composite particles which are capable of forming a formed product having sufficiently high transparency and which are excellent in weather resistance, by a simple operation without calcination treatment at high temperature, and a method for producing a formed product using it. Also provided is a method for producing composite particles, which involves: reacting at least one silica precursor selected from a tetraalkoxysilane, its hydrolysate and its condensate, in the presence of lanthanum hexaboride particles, a volatile base, water and an organic solvent to obtain a first reaction mixture, and reacting the first reaction mixture with at least one silicon compound selected from an amino-modified silicone, an alkylsilane and an aminosilane, or the silicon compound and the silica precursor added, to obtain a second reaction mixture containing lanthanum hexaboride-containing composite particles.

A thermally conductive silicone composition contains a silicone component (A) and a polyhedral alumina filler (B) having a gelatinization ratio equal to or higher than 80%.

A thermally conductive silicone composition contains a silicone component (A) and a polyhedral alumina filler (B) having a gelatinization ratio equal to or higher than 80%.