| CPC C04B 35/624 (2013.01) [C04B 35/6303 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A method of preparing a ceramic material, the method comprising: providing a ceramic gel comprising a plurality of metal hydroxides and a solvent; and subjecting the ceramic gel to a drying process thereby removing at least a portion of the solvent and forming the ceramic material, wherein the ceramic gel is formed by combining a precursor solution comprising a plurality of metal salts and an inorganic base selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, wherein the concentration of each of the plurality of metal salts in the precursor solution is 0.1-10 mmol/L.
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