The Intercalation Behaviour and Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Novel Intercalated Nanocomposite from Zinc/Aluminium Layered Double Hydroxides and Broadleaf Herbicide Clopyralid
This study reports on the preparation of novel zinc/aluminium layered double hydroxide intercalated clopyralid (Zn/Al-LDH-CP) nanocomposites fabricated via co-precipitation. An expansion of the interlayer gallery of Zn/Al-LDH for the accommodation of clopyralid was observed from the powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) pattern, confirming the occurrence of intercalation. The results from Fourier transform infrared and elemental analysis were consistent with those from PXRD, thus supporting the intercalation of clopyralid.