Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Ternary Ca–Al–Fe Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Iron Contents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Binary Ca–Fe LDHs with Various Ca/Fe Ratios
2.2. Synthesis of Ternary Ca–Al–Fe LDHs with Various Ratios
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis
3.2. Quantification of Ca/Al/Fe Ratios in CAF Samples
3.3. Solid State UV/Vis Spectroscopy of CAF Samples
3.4. X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS)
3.5. Electron Microscopy Study of the As-Prepared Ca–Fe LDH and Ca–Al–Fe LDH Samples
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nominal Ca/Fe Ratio | Lattice Parameters | Basal Spacing (Å) | |
---|---|---|---|
a (Å) | c (Å) | ||
1 | 6.0 | 17.4 | 8.7 |
2 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 8.4 |
3 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 8.6 |
4 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 8.4 |
5 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 8.4 |
Samples | Lattice Parameters | Basal Spacing (Å) | |
---|---|---|---|
a (Å) | c (Å) | ||
CAF1 | 6.0 | 16.9 | 8.4 |
CAF2 | 5.9 | 17.2 | 8.8 |
CAF3 | 5.8 | 16.9 | 8.7 |
CAF4 | 5.8 | 16.9 | 8.7 |
Sample | Nominal Ratio | Actual Ratio | Ca2+/Mtot | Al3+/Mtot | Fe3+/Mtot | Ca2+/(Al3++Fe3+) | Fe wt% | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ca | Al | Fe | Ca | Al | Fe | nom. | act. | nom. | act. | nom. | act. | nom. | act. | ||
CAF1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 23.07 |
CAF2 | 3.33 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 1.41 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 2.00 | 1.37 | 14.14 |
CAF3 | 4.67 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 2.68 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 2.00 | 1.12 | 10.43 |
CAF4 | 5.33 | 1.67 | 1.00 | 4.97 | 3.34 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 2.00 | 1.15 | 8.82 |
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Xie, J.; Gwak, G.-H.; Lee, M.; Paek, S.-M.; Oh, J.-M. Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Ternary Ca–Al–Fe Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Iron Contents. Crystals 2021, 11, 1296. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111296
Xie J, Gwak G-H, Lee M, Paek S-M, Oh J-M. Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Ternary Ca–Al–Fe Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Iron Contents. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1296. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111296
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Jing, Gyeong-Hyeon Gwak, Minseop Lee, Seung-Min Paek, and Jae-Min Oh. 2021. "Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Ternary Ca–Al–Fe Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Iron Contents" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1296. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111296