A treatment for particulate inorganic solids is provided. This treatment,
which uses certain organophosphinic compounds, imparts improved physical
and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion
and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated particulate
inorganic solids are incorporated into polymeric matrices. The addition
of the organophosphinic compounds of the present invention may flexibly
be incorporated into known processes at varying points, and are
preferably added downstream of any filtering steps or to a dry
particulate inorganic solid.