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Wu L, Duan Y, Chen L, Tang N, Li J, Qian Q, Wang Q, Lv G. Study on Controllable Assembly of Stearic Acid within Interlayer Spacing of Montmorillonite and Its Energy Storage Performance. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:5684-5692. [PMID: 30964687 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b04224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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As an energy carrier, the phase change material can enhance the efficiency of an energy source and reduce its load. The present paper describes the assembly of the energy carrier molecule [stearic acid (SA)] into the interlayer spacing of montmorillonite (Mt). A novel inorganic/organic composite energy storage material was prepared, which effectively reduces the phase change temperature of the energy storage molecule. Through acid treatment, the Si4+/Al3+ ratio of Mt can be regulated to obtain a series of Mts with different layer charges. As a result, a controllable assembly of energy storage molecule, SA, into the interlayer spacing of Mts with different layer charges was accomplished. By controlling the layer charges of Mt arrangement morphology and interactive force of SA molecules in the interlayer, spacing of Mt can be changed effectively. The phase change temperature (exothermic reaction) reduces from 50.5 to 32 °C compared with the SA molecules, which are used to control phase change temperature of the energy storage material. The study presents a SA/Mt energy storage material that can aid in further development in the field of energy storage construction materials.
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- Limei Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University , Shenyang 110168 , China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology , China University of Geosciences , Beijing 100083 , China
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Ghiyasi R, Rezvani Z. New insights into the interstratification phenomenon in layered double hydroxides (LDHs): a comparison of experimental and computational results for ZnAl-LDH containing bis-tetrazole. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:9565-9576. [PMID: 28702610 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02038d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the present paper, successful preparation of ZnAl layered double hydroxides (LDHs) containing bis-tetrazole anions with both typical and interstratified arrangements is reported. The mechanism of the single-anion interstratified arrangement remains a long-standing and overwhelming challenge in the chemistry of LDHs. To address this issue, the arrangement of layers, the positioning of anions in the interlayer space, and the cationic ratio of layers were studied by the application of a series of laboratory methods including X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analyses (TGA, DTG, and DTA), elemental analysis (CHN), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) methods, together with computer simulations performed by using Dmol3, Forcite, and Reflex modules. The obtained information demonstrated the dependence of interstratification on the type, size, and charge distribution of the intercalated anions, and the cationic ratio of the LDH layers. At the end, a new comprehensive mechanism is proposed for single-anion interstratification in layered double hydroxides by considering the results of this research study and other related works.
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- Ramin Ghiyasi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
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Dutta D, Tummanapelli AK. Spectroscopic and computational investigations on the origin of charge transfer between included neutral guest molecules and a functionalized anionic layered host. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:22379-89. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03329f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The nature and origin of charge-transfer as a driving force for the intercalation of neutral guests in the galleries of a functionalized anionic layered host are investigated.
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- Dipak Dutta
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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Srankó D, Canton S, Enghdahl A, Muráth S, Kukovecz Á, Kónya Z, Sipiczki M, Sipos P, Pálinkó I. Radiation induced topotactic [2+2] dimerisation of acrylate derivatives among the layers of a CaFe layered double hydroxide followed by IR spectroscopy. J Mol Struct 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang H, Ouyang D, Murthy V, Wong Y, Xu Z, Smith SC. Hydrotalcite Intercalated siRNA: Computational Characterization of the Interlayer Environment. Pharmaceutics 2012; 4:296-313. [PMID: 24300233 PMCID: PMC3834912 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics4020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we explore the structural and dynamical properties of siRNA within the intercalated environment of a Mg:Al 2:1 Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticle. An ab initio force field (Condensed-phase Optimized Molecular Potentials for Atomistic Simulation Studies: COMPASS) is used for the MD simulations of the hybrid organic-inorganic systems. The structure, arrangement, mobility, close contacts and hydrogen bonds associated with the intercalated RNA are examined and contrasted with those of the isolated RNA. Computed powder X-ray diffraction patterns are also compared with related LDH-DNA experiments. As a method of probing whether the intercalated environment approximates the crystalline or rather the aqueous state, we explore the stability of the principle parameters (e.g., the major groove width) that differentiate both A- and A'- crystalline forms of siRNA and contrast this with recent findings for the same siRNA simulated in water. We find the crystalline forms remain structurally distinct when intercalated, whereas this is not the case in water. Implications for the stability of hybrid LDH-RNA systems are discussed.
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- Hong Zhang
- Centre for Computational Molecular Science, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Brisbane, Australia;
- ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Brisbane, Australia;
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- School of Life & Health Science, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK;
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia;
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- School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651;
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- ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Brisbane, Australia;
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6496, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1- 865-574-5081; Fax: +1-865-574-1753
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Fraser DG, Greenwell HC, Skipper NT, Smalley MV, Wilkinson MA, Demé B, Heenan RK. Chiral interactions of histidine in a hydrated vermiculite clay. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:825-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01387k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yan H, Wei M, Ma J, Evans DG, Duan X. Plane-Wave Density Functional Theory Study on the Structural and Energetic Properties of Cation-Disordered Mg−Al Layered Double Hydroxides. J Phys Chem A 2010; 114:7369-76. [DOI: 10.1021/jp9121003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hong Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
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Park M, Lee CI, Seo YJ, Woo SR, Shin D, Choi J. Hybridization of the natural antibiotic, cinnamic acid, with layered double hydroxides (LDH) as green pesticide. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2010; 17:203-9. [PMID: 19756805 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 08/18/2009] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND, AIM, AND SCOPE Heavy application of highly toxic synthetic pesticides has been committed to protect crops against insects and diseases, which have brought about serious environmental problems. Thus, an inevitable and fundamental issue has been how to protect crops without harmful effects on nature. As a fascinating nature-compatible approach, we have attempted to hybridize soil-compatible layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with natural antibiotic substances. Only a few of natural antibiotic substances are available for pest control mainly because of their inherent properties such as easy degradability, high minimum inhibition concentration for practical application, and often extremely low availability, whereas LDHs exhibit unique properties such as anion exchange capacity, acid lability, and high affinity to ubiquitous carbonate ion which make them an excellent inorganic matrix to carry labile biomolecules in soils. This study focuses on the behavior of cinnamate-LDH hybrid in soils and the evaluation of its potentials as a green pesticide. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cinnamate-LDH hybrid was synthesized by a typical coprecipitation method. Cinnamic acid was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography which was operated at 280 nm with C18 column. Its controlled release property was evaluated in a cultivated soil as well as a simulated soil solution. Its antifungal activity was examined against the growth of Phytophyhora capsici in a potato dextrose agar medium and a red pepper seedling, respectively. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Structural characterization by X-ray diffraction, infra-red, and thermal analysis indicates that cinnamate molecules are safely intercalated into the interlayer space of inorganic layers of LDH by the electrostatic interaction to have an empirical formula of Mg(3)Al(OH)(8).CAN . 3.1H(2)O. The overall release pattern of the intercalated cinnamate in the soil solution could be best described by the power-function equation [Formula: see text]. This suggests that diffusion-controlled processes besides simple ion-exchange process play an important role in release of the intercalated cinnamate. Furthermore, its behavior in a cultivated soil clearly shows that hybridization leads to protection of cinnamate against the degradation as well as to a controlled release in soils. Its antifungal activity against the growth of P. capsici in a potato dextrose agar medium and a red pepper seedling definitely shows that the hybrid is very effective in controlling the root rot of red pepper. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that the hybridization of natural antibiotic substances with layered double hydroxides could be a fascinating alternative for green formulation of pesticides. This unique hybrid system leads to the salient features such as protection of the substances against chemical and microbial degradations, controlled release, and nature compatibility. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES This study suggests one of the sound strategies to make a breakthrough in the formulation of green pesticides. Hybridization with inorganic matrixes not only enables the natural antibiotic substances to replace the synthetic ingredients but also adjuvants to be excluded from the formulations. Furthermore, the resulting hybrid exhibits a controlled release of the intercalated substances. Although substantiated further, this study is expected to attract a great deal of attention to reliable application of natural antibiotic substances in green protection of crops and agricultural products.
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- Man Park
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea.
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First principles study of microscopic structures and layer-anion interactions in layered double hydroxides intercalated various univalent anions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2009.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yan H, Wei M, Ma J, Li F, Evans DG, Duan X. Theoretical Study on the Structural Properties and Relative Stability of M(II)−Al Layered Double Hydroxides Based on a Cluster Model. J Phys Chem A 2009; 113:6133-41. [DOI: 10.1021/jp810129h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hong Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China, and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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Benito P, Labajos F, Mafra L, Rocha J, Rives V. Carboxylate-intercalated layered double hydroxides aged under microwave–hydrothermal treatment. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yan H, Lu J, Wei M, Ma J, Li H, He J, Evans DG, Duan X. Theoretical study of the hexahydrated metal cations for the understanding of their template effects in the construction of layered double hydroxides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2008.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pisson J, Morel JP, Morel-Desrosiers N, Taviot-Guého C, Malfreyt P. Molecular Modeling of the Structure and Dynamics of the Interlayer Species of ZnAlCl Layered Double Hydroxide. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:7856-64. [DOI: 10.1021/jp800574d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. Pisson
- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique des Solutions et des Polymeres, UMR CNRS 6003, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR CNRS 6002, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II), 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique des Solutions et des Polymeres, UMR CNRS 6003, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR CNRS 6002, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II), 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique des Solutions et des Polymeres, UMR CNRS 6003, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR CNRS 6002, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II), 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique des Solutions et des Polymeres, UMR CNRS 6003, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR CNRS 6002, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II), 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique des Solutions et des Polymeres, UMR CNRS 6003, and Laboratoire des Matériaux Inorganiques, UMR CNRS 6002, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II), 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
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Crowther D, Chowdhury M, Kariuki BM. Layering in cinnamate structures: The role of cations and anion substituents. J Mol Struct 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2007.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kim N, Harale A, Tsotsis TT, Sahimi M. Atomistic simulation of nanoporous layered double hydroxide materials and their properties. II. Adsorption and diffusion. J Chem Phys 2007; 127:224701. [PMID: 18081408 DOI: 10.1063/1.2799985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nanoporous layered double hydroxide (LDH) materials have wide applications, ranging from being good adsorbents for gases (particularly CO(2)) and liquid ions to membranes and catalysts. They also have applications in medicine, environmental remediation, and electrochemistry. Their general chemical composition is [M(1-x)(II)M(x)(III)(OH(-))(2)](x+)[X(nm)(m-)nH(2)O], where M represents a metallic cation (of valence II or III), and X(nm)(m-) is an m-valence inorganic, or heteropolyacid, or organic anion. We study diffusion and adsorption of CO(2) in a particular LDH with M(II)=Mg, M(III)=Al, and x approximately = 0.71, using an atomistic model developed based on energy minimization and molecular dynamics simulations, together with a modified form of the consistent-valence force field. The adsorption isotherms and self-diffusivity of CO(2) in the material are computed over a range of temperature, using molecular simulations. The computed diffusivities are within one order of magnitude of the measured ones at lower temperatures, while agreeing well with the data at high temperatures. The measured and computed adsorption isotherms agree at low loadings, but differ by about 25% at high loadings. Possible reasons for the differences between the computed properties and the experimental data are discussed, and a model for improving the accuracy of the computed properties is suggested. Also studied are the material's hydration and swelling properties. As water molecules are added to the pore space, the LDH material swells to some extent, with the hydration energy exhibiting interesting variations with the number of the water molecules added. The implications of the results are discussed.
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- Nayong Kim
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1211, USA
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Kim N, Kim Y, Tsotsis TT, Sahimi M. Atomistic simulation of nanoporous layered double hydroxide materials and their properties. I. Structural modeling. J Chem Phys 2005; 122:214713. [PMID: 15974768 DOI: 10.1063/1.1902945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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An atomistic model of layered double hydroxides, an important class of nanoporous materials, is presented. These materials have wide applications, ranging from adsorbents for gases and liquid ions to nanoporous membranes and catalysts. They consist of two types of metallic cations that are accommodated by a close-packed configuration of OH- and other anions in a positively charged brucitelike layer. Water and various anions are distributed in the interlayer space for charge compensation. A modified form of the consistent-valence force field, together with energy minimization and molecular dynamics simulations, is utilized for developing an atomistic model of the materials. To test the accuracy of the model, we compare the vibrational frequencies, x-ray diffraction patterns, and the basal spacing of the material, computed using the atomistic model, with our experimental data over a wide range of temperature. Good agreement is found between the computed and measured quantities.
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- Nayong Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1211, USA
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