简介:Acleanmethodforpreparinglayereddoublehydroxides(LDHs)hasbeendeveloped,featuredbyusingthehydroxidesoftwodifferentmetalsasstartingmaterialsbyatom-economicreactions.Thereactionswerecarriedoutunderhydrothermalconditionsineitherahighpressureautoclaveoramicrowavedigester.Thecompositions,structuralparametersandthermalbehavioroftheresultingLDHsareverysimilartothoseofmaterialsproducedbyusingtheseparatenucleationandagingsteps(SNAS)method.Themajoradvantageofthenewmethodisthatnoby-productisproduced,sothatfiltrationandwashingprocessesareunnecessary.Theconsequentreductioninwaterconsumptionisbeneficialtotheenvironment.