title: Direct synthesis of hexagonal Mg(OH)2 nanoplates from natural brucite without dissolution procedure.
abstract: A facile, dissolution-free route to direct synthesis of hexagonal magnesium hydroxide nanoplates from natural brucite is reported. Stable brucite undergoes disaggregation into thin nanosheets and subsequent solid-solid transformation in the presence of p-toluene sulfonate, circumventing the threshold of size effect from bulk brucite to Mg(OH)(2) nanoplates.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Hongchang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Guiling
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Weitao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Junwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin