| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight clay which can be easily formed into a predetermined shape, has appropriate lightness and storage properties, and has a low production cost, and a method for producing the same. SOLUTION: In the lightweight clay and the manufacturing method thereof, The average particle size of the organic hollow microspheres is set to a value within the range of 15 to 150 μm, and the amount of the organic hollow microspheres is set to a value within the range of 0.1 to 6% by weight based on the total amount, In addition, the whiteness (WL) of the lightweight clay measured according to JIS L 0803 is set to a value of 50 or more. |