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Structure and Thermal Transformations of Imogolite Studied by 29Si and 27Al High-Resolution Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

K. J. D. MacKenzie ,
M. E. Bowden ,
I. W. M. Brown  and
R. H. Meinhold
K. J. D. MacKenzie
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand
M. E. Bowden
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand
I. W. M. Brown
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand
R. H. Meinhold
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand
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Abstract

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction data on the tubular, hydrous aluminosilicate imogolite were found to be fully consistent with a previously proposed crystal structure consisting of a rolled-up, 6-coordinate Al-O(OH) sheet, bonded to isolated orthosilicate groups. The calculated 29Si chemical shift of this structure agreed with the observed shift within 3 ppm. Thermal dehydroxylation of the Al-O(OH) sheet produced predominantly NMR-transparent 5-coordinate Al, but a few 4- and 6-coordinate sites and some residual hydroxyl groups may also have formed, as shown by NMR spectroscopy. Changes in the 29Si NMR spectrum on dehydroxylation suggest a condensation of the orthosilicate groups, but steric considerations rule out bonding between adjacent silicons. To account for these observations, an alternative mechanism to orthosilicate condensation has been proposed, involving the fracture and unrolling of the tubes, followed by the condensation of fragments to form a layer structure. The layer structure has a calculated 29Si chemical shift of -95.6 ppm, in good agreement with the observed value of -93 ppm.

Keywords

Aluminosilicate gelCrystal structureDehydroxylationImogoliteNuclear magnetic resonanceThermal treatmentX-ray powder diffraction
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , August 1989 , pp. 317 - 324
Copyright
Copyright © 1989, The Clay Minerals Society

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