Issue 93, 2014

Synthesis and characterisation of layered double hydroxide dispersions in organic solvents

Abstract

Aqueous Miscible Organic Solvent Treatment (AMOST) Mg3AlCO3–LDHs have been prepared using twelve different (AMO) solvents. We find that the AMOST process produces significant changes to the crystallinity, morphology, thermal behaviour and dramatically increases the surface areas of the LDHs compared to conventional LDHs. Remarkably AMO–LDHs platelets are now hydrophobic and can be dispersed in a range of organic liquids. Clear dispersions of AMO–Mg3AlCO3–LDHs are observed in aromatic solvents. Overall, we found that the optimum AMO–Mg3AlCO3–LDHs organic solvent dispersions are obtained using 1-propanol as a treating solvent and ethyl benzene as the dispersion solvent. This system produces a monophasic dispersion at loading up to 140 g L−1 of Mg3AlCO3–LDH in ethyl benzene. At a maximum loading of 160 g L−1 Mg3AlCO3–LDH this mixture becomes a thick monophasic gel.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and characterisation of layered double hydroxide dispersions in organic solvents

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Aug 2014
Accepted
03 Oct 2014
First published
06 Oct 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 51676-51682

Author version available

Synthesis and characterisation of layered double hydroxide dispersions in organic solvents

M. Yang, O. McDermott, J. Buffet and D. O'Hare, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 51676 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA08505A

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