HYDROTALCITE-LIKE MINERALS (M2Al(OH)6(CO3)0.5.XH2O, WHERE M = Mg, Zn, Co, Ni) IN THE ENVIRONMENT: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND THERMODYNAMIC STABIL

Introduction
Hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides (LDH), of the formulation M₂Al(OH)₆(CO₃)_0.5.H₂O, where M = Mg, Zn, Co, Ni, have been prepared, the products characterized and their solubility products measured at ionic strengths of 0.0065 and 0.0128 M and at 25°C. Steady-state solubility was reached after 100 days. The solubility products have been formulated according to the following reaction: M₂Al(OH)₆0.5CO₃ H₂O +6H⁺ " border="0"> 2M²⁺ Al³⁺ + 0.5CO₃^2– + H₂O where

Average values of K_so for I = 0, estimated using the Davies equation, are 25.43, 20.80, 22.88 and 20.03 for Mg, Zn, Co and Ni, respectively. Model calculations reveal that the thermodynamic stability of the LDHs is greater than that of the corresponding divalent hydroxides for Zn, Co and Ni below a pH of ~10, 9 and 8, respectively, and at least up to pH 12 for Mg.

Key Words: Cobalt • Hydrotalcite • Magnesium • Nickel • Solubility • Zinc

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