Bester, K.M. (Keagan)Focke, Walter WilhelmLabuschagne, F.J.W.J. (Frederick Johannes Willem Jacobus)2020-06-092020-06-092019-01Bester, K.M., Focke, W.W. & Labuschagné, F.J.W.J. Mechanochemical synthesis of layered double hydroxides. AIP Conference Proceedings 2055, 050009 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5084828.0094-243X (print)1551-7616 (online)10.1063/1.5084828http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74912Hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxide was successfully synthesised from metal oxides and hydroxides using a horizontal bead mill and was identified as a mixture of hydrotalcite and meixnerite. The final thermally aged material that was milled for three hours has a particle size distribution in the range 0.5µm to 12µm. XRD and FTIR both suggest that the synthesised material is phase-pure LDH but the amorphous halo present in the XRD results suggests that an amorphous compound is present as a contaminant.en© 2018 Author(s). Article copyright remains as specified within the article. [12 months embargo]Layered double hydroxide (LDH)Metal oxidesHydroxidesHorizontal bead millMeixneriteHydrotalciteArticle