“…Hydrocalumites have been extensively used in the immobilization of toxic cations [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], the optimization of concrete properties [2,3,[12][13][14], and, in less extent, for catalysis due to their basic properties [15]. The structure of hydrocalumites collapses at temperatures between 400 and 600°C due to the dehydroxylation of their octahedral layers, giving rise to the formation of an amorphous, basic Ca-Al mixed oxide, Ca(Al)O x , which may be also used as catalyst for organic reactions such as the Meerwein-PonndorfVerley reaction [16], the isomerization of 1-butene [17] or the transesterification of castor bean oil and methanol [18].…”