Process for producing fine cured-resin particle

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cured resin fine powder having spherical particles of particle diameter 10 μm or less, by curing at ambient temperature or with heating, in the presence of a curing agent and if necessary an accelerator, an O/W type aqueous thermosetting resin dispersion that has been obtained by uniformly dispersing a liquid radical polymerization type thermosetting resin in an aqueous phase, and then removing water, washing if desired, and drying. With the cured resin fine powder of the present invention, by appropriately selecting and combining the raw materials used, the refractive index, oil absorption and so on of the cured resin fine powder can be controlled over broad ranges, and moreover the degree of hydrophilicity and the degree of lipophilicity can be adjusted; the cured resin fine powder can be variously used, for example, as a crack preventing agent or a low shrinkage agent, or as a modifier such as an agent for reducing residual monomer in a polymer.

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