Alunite type compound particles represented by the following general formula (I) and having a specific value of D75/D25 when D25 is the particle diameter of particles which account for 25 % of the total and D75 is the particle diameter of particles which account for 75 % of the total in the cumulative particle size distribution curve measured by a laser diffraction method:
Ma[Al1-xM'x]3(SO42-)y(OH)z·mH2O (I)
wherein M is at least one cation selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, NH4+ and H3O+, M' is at least one cation selected from the group consisting of Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Sn4+, Zr4+ and Ti4+, and a, m, x, y and z satisfy 0.8 ≦ a ≦ 1.35, 0 ≦ m ≦ 5, 0 ≦ x ≦ 0.4, 1.7 ≦ y ≦ 2.5, and 4 ≦ z ≦ 7, respectively.
The above particles of the present invention have a small average particle diameter, are spherical, disk-like or hexagonal and have an extremely narrow particle size distribution.
由以下通式(I)表示的铝土矿型化合物颗粒,在用激光衍射法测得的累积粒度分布曲线中,D75/D25为占总量25%的颗粒的粒径,D75为占总量75%的颗粒的粒径,其具体值为D75/D25:
Ma[Al1-xM'x]3(SO42-)y(OH)z-mH2O (I)
其中 M 是至少一种选自 Na+、K+、NH4+ 和
H3O+ 的阳离子,M'是至少一种选自 Cu2+、Zn2+、Ni2+、Sn4+、Zr4+ 和 Ti4+ 的阳离子,a、m、x、y 和 z 满足 0.8 ≦ a ≦ 1.35,0 ≦ m ≦ 5,0 ≦ x ≦ 0.4,1.7 ≦ y ≦ 2.5,和 4 ≦ z ≦ 7,分别。
本发明的上述颗粒平均粒径小,呈球形、盘状或六角形,粒径分布极窄。