Controllable synthesis of layered double hydroxide nanosheets to build organic inhibitor-loaded nanocontainers for enhanced corrosion protection of carbon steel.

ABSTRACT: The development of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets as nanocontainers has been intensively studied in recent years. Despite their potential for application on a large scale, their synthesis in an aqueous medium is rarely reported. Herein, we report a straightforward approach for the controllable synthesis of uniform MgAl-LDH nanosheets by an aqueous nucleation process followed by a hydrothermal treatment. The key to this method relies on the well-dispersed LDH nuclei that are produced by high-speed homogenization. Following the nucleation step, the coalescence of the aggregate hydroxide layers is diminished by hydraulic shear forces, leading to the disaggregation and even distribution of LDH nuclei. As a result, the oriented growth of individual crystals along the horizontal plane

SUBMITTER: Phan MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791047 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature