Kaolinite: synthesis at room temperature

To obtain kaolinite at low temperature and pressure from the system Si(OH)(4)-Al(3+)-H(2)O, the sixfold coordination of aluminum is a necessary prerequisite. Kaolinite was synthesized at pH values from 2 to 9 and with a ratio of SiO(2) to Al(2)O(3) in solution from 1 to 10 by means of the complexation of Al(3+) and fulvic acid.