On the intercalation of the iodine-iodide couple on layered double hydroxides with different particle sizes

Maria Bastianini, Daniele Costenaro, Chiara Bisio, Leonardo Marchese, Umberto Costantino, Riccardo Vivani, Morena Nocchetti

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Abstract

Molecular iodine was intercalated from nonaqueous solution into microsized ZnAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH)in the iodide form, generating the I 3 -/I-redox couple into the interlayer region. Chloroform, ethanol, acetonitrile, or diethyl ether were used as solvents to dissolve the molecular iodine. The intercalation compounds were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, UV-vis spectroscopy, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The stability of iodine-solvent adducts and the iodine concentration affected the LDH iodine loading, and samples with I 2/I-molar ratio ranging from 0.14 to 0.82 were prepared. Nanosized, well dispersible LDH, synthesized by the urea method in water-ethylene glycol media, were also prepared and successfully functionalized with the I 3 -/I-redox couple applying the conditions optimized for the micrometric systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2560-2568
Number of pages9
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2012

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