Evaluation of the Structural Integrity of Layered Double Hydroxides and Mesoporous Silica During the Preparation of Heterostructures
AUTOR(ES)
Bianconi, Lister P.; Taviot-Gueho, Christine; Constantino, Vera Regina L.; Bizeto, Marcos Augusto
FONTE
Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2022
RESUMO
Heterostructures constructed with mesoporous silica and layered double hydroxides are interesting for catalytic and drug delivery applications. Different arrangements between these phases are possible. In this study, we prepared heterostructures by embedding layered double hydroxides phases [M4Al2(OH)12](CO3) (M = Mg2+ or Zn2+) within the MCM41 mesoporous silica type phase. According to our results, the most critical step of this preparation is the removal of the organic template used to create the mesopores in the silica phase, which can be done by calcination or extraction with solvent, normally a mixture of ethanol and a mineral acid. The results reported in this study demonstrate that both can cause structural changes in the components of the heterostructure at different extensions. Calcination promoted the collapse of the layered hydroxide phases. Attempts made for their reconstruction through rehydration, which is a quite known process, were not completely effective and also dependent on the chemical composition of the layered phase. The complete template removal with preservation of the layered phases was possible using the extraction method but by replacing the mineral acid with NH4Cl. However, some discrete structural changes were identified possibly due to a partial lixiviation of Al3+ from the double hydroxide layers.
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