title: Large-scale synthesis of highly dispersed layered double hydroxide powders containing delaminated single layer nanosheets.
abstract: A facile method for the synthesis of Zn2Al-borate and Mg3Al-borate layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with extremely high specific surface areas of 458.6 and 263 m(2) g(-1) and containing delaminated nanosheets is reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of LDH powders that still remain exfoliated on drying.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, 35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China. qiang.wang.ox@gmail.com
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Hare
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry; D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D006878:Hydroxides; D000535:Aluminum; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc