An apparatus for producing powders of metal compound containing oxygen
comprising a liquid flow controller, a vaporizer and a reactor, which
consists essentially of: means for feeding a gas containing a material
and oxygen; means for heating the gas from the side surface of the
feeding means; means for cooling the gas positioned at the downstream
side of the feeding means; and means for receiving the product generated
by the reaction. A process and products for producing powders of metal
compound containing oxygen comprising the steps of: feeding at least one
material selected from a liquid material and a solution material obtained
by dissolving solid ingredient in organic solvent via a liquid flow
controller into a vaporizer; vaporizing the materials in the vaporizer;
adding oxygen; heating; cooling; and crystallizing. The process and the
apparatus enable easily mass-producing fine powders of metal compound
containing oxygen used as materials for optical crystals, nonlinear
crystals or magneto-optical crystals with reasonable production cost.