“…Higher surface areas are clearly seen for samples prepared in microemulsions (entries 54–58) ,,− (e.g., 67 m 2 /g in entry 58). Further methods to obtain LHA include precipitation (as opposed to coprecipitation, entry 26), solid-state reactions (entries 1–6), ,,,,,− ion-exchange or impregnation of aluminas or alumoxane with decomposable La-salts (entries 7–14), ,, , , , ,, Pechini method (entries 15, 17, 18), , , , carbon templating (entries 19–21), , , , as well as combustion and oxidation routes (entries 22–25). , , , With respect to surface areas, only a combined Pechini/carbon-templating route (entry 18, 90 m 2 /g) can compete with synthesis in microemulsions. Remarkably, in none of the entries in Table S1, a molar Al/La ratio of 14.2, corresponding to the genuine Al/La ratio in LHA, is used in the starting material.…”