The square-planar tetracyanonickelate(II) anion was intercalated into 2:1 and 3:1 Mg-Al layered double hydroxide systems (LDHs). In the 2:1 material, the anion holds itself at an angle of about 30° to the layers, whereas in the 3:1 material it lies more or less parallel to the layers. This is confirmed by orientation effects in the infrared spectra of the intercalated materials and by X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The measured basal spacings for the intercalated LDH hosts are approximately 11 Å for the 2:1 and approximately 8 Å for the 3:1. The IR of the 2:1 material shows a slight splitting in the ν(CN) peak, which is suppressed in that compound's oriented IR spectrum, indicating that at least some of the intercalated anion's polarization is along the z-axis. This effect is not seen in the 3:1 material. A comparison between chloride LDHs and nitrate LDHs was made with respect to intercalation of tetracyanonickelate(II) anions. Both XRD data and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) data of the LDH tetracyanonickelates confirms that there are no significant differences between the products from the two types of starting materials. The presence of a weak ν(NO) peak in the IR spectra of those samples made from nitrate parents indicates the presence of small amounts of residual [NO3]- in those systems. Small amounts of Cl- present in the chloride-derived samples, while perhaps detectable using AAS, would not be detectable in this manner. An attempted synthesis of Mg-Al LDH carbonates starting from reduced Mg and Al was unsuccessful due to pH constraints on hydroxide solubility in the solvent system used (water). The pH required to precipitate Al(OH)3 in the system was too high to allow precipitation of Mg(OH)2. Consequently, we found it impossible to have both of the required metal hydroxides present simultaneously in the system. An additional synthesis using a halogen as an oxidizing agent also failed to produce material of any characterizable quality.

Layered double hydroxides (LDH) are a class of anionic clay with alternating layers of positive and negative charge. A metal hydroxide layer with divalent and trivalent metals with a positive charge is complemented by an interlayer region containing anions and water with a negative charge. The anions can be exchanged under favorable conditions. Hydrotalcite (Mg6Al2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O) and other variations are naturally occurring minerals. Synthetic LDH can be prepared as a powder or film by numerous methods. Synthetic LDH is used in electrode materials, adsorbents, nuclear waste treatment, drug delivery systems, water treatment, corrosion protection coatings, and catalysis. In this dissertation Zn-Al-NO3 derivatives of zaccagnaite (Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O) are electrochemically synthesized as films and applied to sensing and corrosion resistance applications. First, Zn-Al-NO3 LDH was potentiostatically electrosynthesized on glassy carbon substrates and applied to the electrochemical detection of gallic acid and caffeic acid in aqueous solutions. The modified electrode was then applied to the detection of gallic acid in green tea samples. The focus of the work shifts to corrosion protection of stainless steel. Modified zaccagnaite films were electrodeposited onto stainless steel in multiples layers to reduce defects caused by drying of the films. The films were deposited using a step potential method. The corrosion resistance of the films in a marine environment was investigated while immersed in 3.5 wt.% NaCl environments. Next modified zaccagnaite films were potentiostatically electrodeposited onto stainless steel followed by a hydrophobization reaction with palmitic acid in order to prepare superhydrophobic (>150° contact angle) surfaces. Each parameter of the film synthesis was optimized to produce a surface with the highest possible contact angle. The fifth chapter examines the corrosion resistance of the optimized superhydrophobic film and a hydrophobic film. The hydrophobic film is prepared using the same procedure as the superhydrophobic film except for a difference in electrodeposition potential. The corrosion resistance of these films is investigated in a simulated marine environment (3.5 wt.% NaCl) for short and extended durations. The last chapter summarizes the previous chapters and suggests future directions for this work.

Layered double hydroxides (LDH) have been principally known as anion-exchanging, clay-like materials for several decades, and continues to be the main driving force for current and future research. The chemical interactions of LDH, with transition metallocyanides, have been a popular topic of investigation for many years, partly due to the use of powder x-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy as the main characterization tools. Each transition metallocyanide has a characteristic infrared stretching frequency that can be easily observed, and their respective sizes can be observed while intercalated within the interlayer of the LDH. The ability of LDH to incorporate metal cations or any ions/molecules/complexes, that have a postive charge, have not been previously investigated, mainly due to the chemical and physical nature of LDH. The possibility of cationic incorporation with LDH would most likely occur by surface adsorption, lattice metal replacement, or by intercalation into the LDH interlayers. Although infrared spectroscopy finds it main use through the identification of the anions incorporated with LDH, it can also be used to study and identify the various active and inactive bending and stretching modes that the metal hydroxide layers have.

Hidróxidos Duplos Lamelares (HDL) são materiais lamelares constituídos de camadas positivamente carregadas de um hidróxido misto de dois metais (um di e um trivalente), com ânions hidratados no domínio interlamelar. Apesar de serem potenciais adsorventes, o estudo da adsorção de colato de sódio sobre estes sólidos foi pouco explorado até hoje. Este estudo é importante, pois abre caminho para uma potencial aplicação farmacêutica de HDL na remoção de colato produzido em excesso pelo corpo humano, e diminuindo o risco de doenças conseqüentes desse excesso. Este trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a adsorção e a sorção de colato de sódio a partir de soluções aquosas, em hidróxido duplo lamelar de magnésio e alumínio intercalado com carbonato, Mg-Al-CO3-HDL, verificando o efeito de variáveis como temperatura, pH e força iônica do meio. O adsorvente foi preparado pelo método de coprecipitação a pH variável e caracterizado quanto à composição, organização estrutural, textura e morfologia, sendo utilizado na forma original ou após calcinação. A adsorção de colato de sódio no HDL não calcinado indicou que não ocorre a substituição do ânion interlamelar (CO32-), mas sim a adsorção por interação do ânion orgânico com as cargas residuais na superfície do HDL. O processo mostrou uma grande dependência das variáveis estudadas. A análise multivariacional confirmou e quantificou a importância de cada variável. Em todos os casos, o aumento da temperatura resultou em uma diminuição na quantidade máxima adsorvida. O aumento da força iônica do meio, por meio da adição de um sal neutro, resulta em uma melhoria na capacidade de remoção de ânions. Na faixa avaliada, quanto maior o valor do pH das soluções de colato, menor a quantidade máxima adsorvida. Os resultados obtidos para a sorção no HDL calcinado mostraram que inicialmente o HDL é reconstituído com a intercalação de ânions OH-. Em casos onde a concentração do composto orgânico era alta, o colato foi intercalado formando uma nova fase. Neste caso, a sorção de colato apresentou curvas com perfil semelhante às da adsorção: as isotermas atingem um patamar onde a sorção torna-se constante e o aumento da temperatura diminui a quantidade sorvida. Pelos resultados obtidos, foi proposto um modelo de intercalação de colato em bicamada. Os resultados indicam também que a remoção do colato pelo HDL calcinado se mostra mais eficiente do que aquela obtida com o HDL não calcinado. / Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH), are lamellar materials constituted of positively charged layers of two mixed cations hydroxide (a bi and a trivalent one), with hydrated anions in the interlayer domain. In spite of being potential adsorbents, the study of the sodium cholate adsorption on these solids has not been well explored yet. This study is important, because it opens the perspective for the application of LDH in the pharmaceutical field in the removal of cholate produced in excess by the human organism and decreasing the risk of consequent diseases from this excess. The aim of this work was to study the adsorption and the sorption of sodium cholate from aqueous solutions, in Mg-Al-CO3-LDH, verifying the effect of the variables: temperature, pH and ionic strength of the media. The adsorbent was prepared by the coprecipitation at variable pH method and characterized with respect to their composition, structural organization, texture and morphology, being utilized in the pristine form or after calcination. The adsorption of sodium cholate in pristine LDH indicated that the exchange of the interlayer anion (CO32-) doesn\'t occur, but the adsorption process occurs by the interaction of the anion with the residual charges on the LDH surface. The process showed great dependence on the parameters studied. The multivariational analysis confirmed and quantified the influence of each variable. In all the experiments, increasing the temperature resulted in a decrease in the maximum adsorbed quantity. Increasing the ionic strength of the media, by the addition of a neutral salt, results in a better anions removal capacity. In the evaluated interval, the bigger the initial pH value of the cholate solutions, the lower the maximum adsorbed quantity. The results obtained for the sorption in calcined LDH showed that initially the LDH are reconstituted with the OH- anions intercalated. In the experiments at high concentration, the cholate is intercalated forming a new phase. The profile of cholate sorption are similar to that of the adsorption: the isotherms reach a plateau where the sorption becomes constant and the raise in the temperature decreases the sorbed quantity. By the obtained results, it was proposed a cholate intercalation model forming a bilayered structure. The results indicate that the cholate removal by the calcined LDH is more efficient than that presented by the uncalcined one.

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Hidróxidos Duplos Lamelares (HDL) são materiais lamelares constituídos de camadas positivamente carregadas de um hidróxido misto de dois metais (um di e um trivalente), com ânions hidratados no domínio interlamelar. Apesar de serem potenciais adsorventes, o estudo da adsorção de colato de sódio sobre estes sólidos foi pouco explorado até hoje. Este estudo é importante, pois abre caminho para uma potencial aplicação farmacêutica de HDL na remoção de colato produzido em excesso pelo corpo humano, e diminuindo o risco de doenças conseqüentes desse excesso. Este trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a adsorção e a sorção de colato de sódio a partir de soluções aquosas, em hidróxido duplo lamelar de magnésio e alumínio intercalado com carbonato, Mg-Al-CO3-HDL, verificando o efeito de variáveis como temperatura, pH e força iônica do meio. O adsorvente foi preparado pelo método de coprecipitação a pH variável e caracterizado quanto à composição, organização estrutural, textura e morfologia, sendo utilizado na forma original ou após calcinação. A adsorção de colato de sódio no HDL não calcinado indicou que não ocorre a substituição do ânion interlamelar (CO32-), mas sim a adsorção por interação do ânion orgânico com as cargas residuais na superfície do HDL. O processo mostrou uma grande dependência das variáveis estudadas. A análise multivariacional confirmou e quantificou a importância de cada variável. Em todos os casos, o aumento da temperatura resultou em uma diminuição na quantidade máxima adsorvida. O aumento da força iônica do meio, por meio da adição de um sal neutro, resulta em uma melhoria na capacidade de remoção de ânions. Na faixa avaliada, quanto maior o valor do pH das soluções de colato, menor a quantidade máxima adsorvida. Os resultados obtidos para a sorção no HDL calcinado mostraram que inicialmente o HDL é reconstituído com a intercalação de ânions OH-. Em casos onde a concentração do composto orgânico era alta, o colato foi intercalado formando uma nova fase. Neste caso, a sorção de colato apresentou curvas com perfil semelhante às da adsorção: as isotermas atingem um patamar onde a sorção torna-se constante e o aumento da temperatura diminui a quantidade sorvida. Pelos resultados obtidos, foi proposto um modelo de intercalação de colato em bicamada. Os resultados indicam também que a remoção do colato pelo HDL calcinado se mostra mais eficiente do que aquela obtida com o HDL não calcinado. / Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH), are lamellar materials constituted of positively charged layers of two mixed cations hydroxide (a bi and a trivalent one), with hydrated anions in the interlayer domain. In spite of being potential adsorbents, the study of the sodium cholate adsorption on these solids has not been well explored yet. This study is important, because it opens the perspective for the application of LDH in the pharmaceutical field in the removal of cholate produced in excess by the human organism and decreasing the risk of consequent diseases from this excess. The aim of this work was to study the adsorption and the sorption of sodium cholate from aqueous solutions, in Mg-Al-CO3-LDH, verifying the effect of the variables: temperature, pH and ionic strength of the media. The adsorbent was prepared by the coprecipitation at variable pH method and characterized with respect to their composition, structural organization, texture and morphology, being utilized in the pristine form or after calcination. The adsorption of sodium cholate in pristine LDH indicated that the exchange of the interlayer anion (CO32-) doesn\'t occur, but the adsorption process occurs by the interaction of the anion with the residual charges on the LDH surface. The process showed great dependence on the parameters studied. The multivariational analysis confirmed and quantified the influence of each variable. In all the experiments, increasing the temperature resulted in a decrease in the maximum adsorbed quantity. Increasing the ionic strength of the media, by the addition of a neutral salt, results in a better anions removal capacity. In the evaluated interval, the bigger the initial pH value of the cholate solutions, the lower the maximum adsorbed quantity. The results obtained for the sorption in calcined LDH showed that initially the LDH are reconstituted with the OH- anions intercalated. In the experiments at high concentration, the cholate is intercalated forming a new phase. The profile of cholate sorption are similar to that of the adsorption: the isotherms reach a plateau where the sorption becomes constant and the raise in the temperature decreases the sorbed quantity. By the obtained results, it was proposed a cholate intercalation model forming a bilayered structure. The results indicate that the cholate removal by the calcined LDH is more efficient than that presented by the uncalcined one.

Hydrotalcite-like compounds are synthetic anionic clays that have outstanding adsorption and catalytic properties. Hydrotalcite nanoclays (Mg–Al layered hydroxides) were synthesized by co-precipitation method. Obtained solids were converted into mixed metal oxides by thermal decomposition at temperatures up to 723 K. High adsorption and reconstructive properties of the mixed metal oxides allowed incorporating metal ions in their structure. Thus, these materials can be used as ion traps from aqueous media. Cesium ions were incorporated into hydrotalcite lamellar structure by impregnation method. Effects of different loads of Cs+ and adsorption times on the material properties were studied. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, surface area analysis, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry for obtaining a localized chemical analysis, and temperature-programmed desorption of CO2 for measurement of basic sites density. The amounts of metal incorporated in the structure was high enough due to small size of Cs+ ion. Synthetized materials also demonstrated high concentrations of strong surface basic sites formed through a synergistic effect of Cs and Mg ions. Basic properties of Cs-containing hydrotalcites enable their potential use as catalysts of base-catalyzed reactions.

Water polluted by metals and phosphates can be hazardous to both the environment and human health. The aim of this study was used to improve understanding of the adsorption properties of low-cost, green adsorbents for removal of pollutants from aqueous solution. Biochar was used as an adsorbent, which was produced from the gasification of pine wood waste and the fast pyrolysis of Douglas fir. Biochar is a bio-renewable product that can easily be modified, and the cost is lower compared to other adsorbents like activated carbon. The gasifier produced biochar was modified by coating the biochar surface with chitosan. Douglas fir biochar, produced by pyrolysis, was used in Mg/Al-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and magnetization modifications. The Mg/Al-LDHs were prepared by co-precipitation using solutions of Mg and Al salts and NaOH treatment. The magnetization modification of the biochar was prepared by magnetite (Fe3O4) precipitation onto the biochar’s surface from Fe2+/Fe3+ solution upon NaOH treatment. Chapter I provides an introduction into biochar production, uses, and modification methods. Chapter II is a study of the aqueous adsorption Cu2+ and Cd2+ metals using chitosan coated and uncoated gasifier biochars. Chapter III focused on the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions. Different ratios of Mg:Al in the LDHs were used to test the ratio’s affect on the adsorption properties of the modified adsorbents. Chapter IV describes the removal of phosphate from water using LDH modified biochars that are magnetized. This study looks at how the order in which the modifications were done influences the biochars adsorption ability. The surface chemistry and composition of each biochar in chapters II-IV were examined by SEM, SEM-EDX, TEM, PZC, XRD, elemental analysis, and surface area measurements. Each biochar’s adsorption ability was studied by pH effects, kinetics, and maximum capacity for the analyte.