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Amorphous derivatives of kaolin group minerals, characterised by high specif ic surfaces and/or high ration exchange capacities and a 27 Al MAS NMR spectrum having a dominant peak at ~55 ppm relative to Al(H2O)6 3+. Such derivatives are prepared by reacting a kaolin group mineral with a reagent such as an alkali metal halide or an ammonium halide which converts the majority of the octahedrally co-ordinated aluminium in the kaolin group mineral to tetrahedrally co- ordinated aluminium. Such derivatives show high selectivity in its ration exchange towards the metals: Pb2+, Cu2+, Cd2+, Ni2+, CO2+, Cr3+, Sr2+ , Zn2+, Nd3+ and UO2 2+.
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