Fibrillar Templating of Hydrotalcites

摘要

Layered double hydroxides also known as hydrotalcites have been synthesized in presence of fibrillar organic materials: human hair, cotton or nylon. These templates differ on their diameter, hydrophobicity and surface roughness. These parameters are correlated to the morphology and texture of the resulting hydrotalcites. A rapid synthesis method based on microwave irradiation is used and the materials were characterized by complementary physical techniques.