A fibrous compound with the composition of NaMg
4Si
6O
15(OH)
3 was formed from synthetic-micas with swelling character (Na-fluor-tetra-silicic mica, NaMg
2.5Si
4O
10F
2, and Na-fluor-taeniolite, NaMg
2LiSi
4O
10F
2) by hdrothermal treatment with pure water or agueous NaOH solutions. The temperatures and pressure applied were 300, 450, 600°C, and 100MPa, respectively. The run duration was 7 days. The size and the aspect ratio of the fibrous compound were depended on the experimental conditions. An average size is about 100μm in length and 0.5μm in width. Beeause of the crystal habit, this compound may be a potential substitute of asbestos, and a new plastic filler. The fibrous compound showed almost the same XRD pattern as those of NaMg
4Si
6O
15(OH)
3 and Na
2Mg
4Si
6O
16(OH)
2 which have been reported independently to have the same triple-chain silicate structure. These two kinds of structure are quite similar to that of sepiolite but have from one to two Na ions instead of H
2O molecules which are found in sepiolite. The two compounds could be the end members of the solid solution system called here as “Na-sepiolite”. The present fibers were identified as an end member of NaMg
4Si
6O
15(OH)
3. The conditions to produce the “Na-sepiolite” fiber in a high yield were as follows: to use Na-fluor-tetra-silicic mica and a solution of high NaOH concentration (≥5M/dm
3), and to treat at higher temperatures than 450°C. Under these conditions, the Na-fluor-tetra-silicic mica was converted to “Na-sepiolite” almost completely.
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