L
ayered double hydroxides (LDHs) cont
aining Mg
2+,Al
3+,
and Y
3+ in the brucite-likel
ayers
and with c
arbon
ate
as counter
anion h
ave been prep
ared following thecoprecipit
ation method
at const
ant pH. The Al/Y r
atio depends on the concentr
ations inthe st
arting solutions.The cryst
allinity of the l
ayered m
ateri
als decre
ases
as the Al/Yr
atio incre
ases, prob
ablydue to the distortions introduced by the l
arge difference in the ionicr
adii of the c
ations. Onc
alcin
ation
at 750
![](/im<font color=)
ages/entities/deg.gif">C MgO (prob
ably cont
aining Al
3+c
ations)
and Y
2O
3 are formed fromthes
ample
richest in Y, while the other s
amples le
ad to form
ation of MgO
and presum
ablyAl
2Y
4O
9. At 1000
![](/im<font color=)
ages/entities/deg.gif">C, MgO,MgAl
2O
4,
andAl
2Y
4O
9 are formed in
all c
ases.Exposure ofs
amples c
alcined
at 750
![](/im<font color=)
ages/entities/deg.gif">C in
air
at room temper
ature le
ads toreconstruction of
a Mg,Alhydrot
alcite
and segreg
ation of Y-cont
aining ph
ases.