Patent ID: 7354634

Claim:
A composition for forming a receiving layer, which is a solution or dispersion of a binder resin and a water-containing synthetic silica in a solvent containing 10-80% by weight of alcohol, the water-containing synthetic silica (i) being obtained by a wet gelling method, (ii) having a BET specific surface area of 400-500 m 2 /g, (iii) having a pore volume determined by a nitrogen adsorption method of 1.1-1.3 ml/g, (iv) having a secondary average particle diameter of 3.5-9.3 Î¼m, and (v) having a residual micropore volume of 70% or more, wherein the composition has a viscosity of from 1,000 to 1,600 MPaâ€¢s.