Abstract
The thermal decomposition properties of Mg-Fe hydrotalcites were studied
through in situ Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy and in situ X-ray
diffraction. Abrupt changes in the quadrupolar splitting measured in the
Mossbauer spectra revealed a phase transition from the starting lamellar
structure to a new crystalline arrangement. By analyzing the Mossbauer
parameters we show that the material is highly disordered in the 300-400
degrees C temperature range. This hypothesis is confirmed by the X-ray
results whose diffractograms indicated the collapse of the lamellar
structure and the formation of a solid solution.
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