摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of crystalline Mg-Al-Si-containing clay-containing bodies from sources comprising an aluminium source, a magnesium source, and a silicon source, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a precursor mixture; b) shaping the precursor mixture to obtain shaped bodies; c) optionally thermally treating the shaped bodies; and d) aging to obtain crystalline Mg-Al-Si-containing clay-containing bodies. The quintessence of the present invention is that the bodies are shaped prior to the forming of the crystalline clay in said bodies. This results in very attrition resistant bodies, without the need to add a binder material. The crystalline clay is formed from an aluminium source, a magnesium source, and, a silicon source. If only an aluminium source and a magnesium source are present, hydrotalcite is formed. If an aluminium source, a magnesium source, and a silicon source are present, saponite or montmorillonite is formed.
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