Citation
Wong, Dickens Vui Foo
(2002)
Synthesis of Nanocomposite: I-Naphthaleneacetate-Zinc-Aluminium-Layered Double Hydroxide.
Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Abstract
Formation of organic-inorganic nanohybrid material of 1-naphthaleneacetate in the
lamella of Zn-Al-Iayered double hydroxide (ZANOL) with and without
microwave-assisted aging was done and the properties of the resulting materials
were compared. For both methods, the results showed that the intercalation of 1-
naphthaleneacetate (NAA) anion into the Zn-Al-Layered double hydroxide lamella
are readily accomplished, resulting in a Zn-AI-NAA nanocomposite (ZAN AN),
with the expansion of the interlayer spacing from 9.0 A. in the layered double
hydroxide to 20.0 A. in the nanohybrid. This expansion is to accommodate the
NAA anion of larger size than nitrate. The resulting materials afforded well
ordered organic-inorganic nanolayered structure. Further characterization of the
resulting materials including the true density, organic-inorganic content, surface
area and morphology, was also carried out.
Both ZANOL and ZANAN exhibited good neutralizing and, buffering power
toward RN03 and NaOH solutions. Deintercalation of the NAA ions from the interlayer of ZANAN could be done in an excessive volume of HN03 or NaOH
solutions. NAA ions could be adsorbed on ZANOL if added into an aqueous
solution of NAA. At the same time, the NAA ions adsorbed by ZANOL, could
also be desorbed into the aqueous solution. The process of adsorption-desorption is
a continuous process and no equilibrium was achieved, even up to 14 days.
Both ZANAN and ZANOL used in the tissue culture study of oil p alm clones of
E7, E8, L272, L273 and L255 did not assist in the initiation of roots. Instead, the
results showed that the MS medium with the presence of NAA ions inhibited the
growth of roots.
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