摘要 |
The aluminum silicate of the invention has: an element ratio of Si and Al, represented by Si/Al, of from 0.3 to 1.0 by molar ratio; a peak at approximately 3 ppm in a 27 Al-NMR spectrum; peak A at approximately -78 ppm and peak B at approximately -85 ppm in a 29 Si-NMR spectrum; and a peak at approximately 2¸ = 26.9° and a peak at approximately 2¸ = 40.3° in a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum. The aluminum silicate has an area ratio of peak B with respect to peak A of from 2.0 to 9.0, or does not include a tubular substance having a length of 50 nm or more as observed in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) photograph of the aluminum silicate taken at a magnification of 100,000. The aluminum silicate is produced by a method comprising: subjecting a reaction product of a silicate ion solution and an aluminum ion solution to desalting and solid separation; subjecting a resultant to a thermal treatment in an aqueous medium in the presence of an acid under concentration conditions in an aqueous medium such that a silicon atom concentration is 100 mmol/L or more and an aluminum atom concentration is 100 mmol/L or more; and subjecting a resultant to further desalting and solid separation. |