Delamination of the layered double hydroxide structure [Zn2Al(OH)(6)][C12H2
5SO4. nH(2)O] was realized by dispersion in butanol; translucent colloidal
solutions are stable for at least 8 months with oriented LDH materials with
extended crystallite size being obtained; the results presented here sugge
st that total delamination occurs in the colloidal solution.