| abstract |
A method for producing a flaky material having various uses for improvements on paints, cosmetics, plastics, etc. and also having a use as a powdery material of ceramics or single crystals, which comprises (i) supplying a controlled amount of a base liquid selected from the group consisting of liquid metallic compounds and the solutions and sols of metallic compounds to a travelling smooth substrate using apparatus capable of forming liquid films to form a controlled thin film on the substrate, or (ii) once coating a base liquid selected from the group consisting of liquid metallic compounds and the solutions and sols of metallic compounds onto a travelling smooth substrate and regulating the thickness of the coating film to form a thin film, and then (iii) solidifying the formed thin film to turn it into a flaky material, followed by stripping the flaky material from the substrate. |