lˈɪθiəm ɐlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪt pˈaʊdɚ pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈeɪst ɔnðə sˈɑːlɪdstˈeɪt ɹɪˈækʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ænd lˈɪθiəmkəntˈeɪnɪŋ kˈɑːmpaʊndz lˈaɪk , lˈaɪ ˈoʊ, , lˈaɪ ˌeɪsˈiː, ænd ɹɪˈækʃənz əkˈɜːd æt tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz bᵻtwˌiːn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd dˈɛɡ sˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd dˈɛɡ sˈiː.  dˈuː tə ðɪ ɪvˌæpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈɪθiəm æt hˈaɪ tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz ænd kəntˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ɡɹˈaɪndɪŋ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz, pjˈʊɹ lˈɪθiəm ɐlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪt wɪð kəntɹˈoʊld pˈɑːɹɾɪkəl sˈaɪz hˈæzbiːn dˈɪfɪkəlt tə sˈɪnθəsˌaɪz.
Lithium aluminate powder preparation was based on the solid-state reactions between  and lithium-containing compounds like , LiOH, , LiAc, and reactions occurred at temperatures between 400Deg C to 1000 Deg C.  Due to the evaporation of lithium at high temperatures and contamination from grinding operations, pure lithium aluminate with controlled particle size has been difficult to synthesize.