Mechanochemical synthesis of finite particle of layered double hydroxide-acetate intercalation compound: Swelling, thin film and ion exchange

Abstract

Acetate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide was successfully synthesized by the solid-state reactions between magnesium acetate and aluminum hydroxide as the starting materials using a planetary mil. The acetate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide prepared by the present solid-state reaction was finite particle and was processed into stable aqueous suspension with variable transparency and viscosity depending on the concentration. By drying the suspension on a substrate under nitrogen atmosphere, thin film (with the thickness of several micrometers) of the acetate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide with the basal plane oriented parallel to the substrate was obtained. The ion exchange ability of the film, which is as an advantage of the acetate form of layered double hydroxide, was shown by the ion exchange with coumarin-3-carboxylate to give a photoluminescent film. The solid-solid reaction is advantageous for the preparation of layered double hydroxides due to the simple and eco-friendly nature (no solvent) of the operation, lower possibility of carbonate contamination and finite particles of the products.