title: In situ synthesis of surfactant/silane-modified hydrotalcites.
abstract: In this study, anionic surfactant and silane-modified hydrotalcites were synthesized through a soft chemical in situ method. The resulting materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution thermogravimetric analysis (HRTG), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and N2 adsorption-desorption. The Mg-Al hydrotalcite (LDH) and the only surfactant-modified hydrotalcite (LDH-2) display similar XRD patterns while both surfactant and silane-modified hydrotalcite (LDH-3) show two distinct series of reflections, corresponding to hydrotalcite and smectite-like materials, respectively. The smectite-like materials show a series of regular (001) reflections with d 001=12.58 A. Further supporting evidence was obtained from FTIR and TG, for example, the vibration at 1198 cm(-1) corresponds to SiOSi-stretching mode and the mass loss at ca. 861 degrees C to dehydroxylation. In LDH-2, the loaded surfactants are located in both the interlayer space and the interparticle pores with a "house of cards" structure as supported by FTIR, TG, and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. Both electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) micrographs and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms show that in situ modification with surfactant and silane has a significant influence on the morphology and porous parameters of the resulting hydrotalcite materials.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Jianxi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Hongping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Thor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bostrom