María A. Aramendía, Yolanda Avilés, Victoriano Borau, José M. Luque, José M. Marinas, José R. Ruiz and Francisco J. Urbano
An Mg/Al and a Mg/Ga layered double hydroxide (LDH) were synthesized by using the coprecipitation method and calcined at a variety of temperatures. The starting LDHs and their calcination products (mixtures of oxides and spinels) were characterized by X-ray diffraction, solid-state NMR and IR spectroscopies and thermogravimetric analysis. Based on the results, the LDHs studied possess a brucite-like structure where tervalent cations occupy octahedral positions. At moderate temperatures, calcination gives a mixture of oxides; at high temperatures, however, the corresponding spinels are obtained.