Delamination of layered double hydroxides in polar monomers: new LDH-acrylate nanocompositesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: TEM image of Mg2Al(Cl) showing the layered structure. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b204213d/

Abstract

The layered double hydroxide Mg₂Al(OH)₆(C₁₂H₂₅SO₄) was delaminated to give high levels of inclusion in acrylate monomers; subsequent polymerisation of the monomers containing the LDH dispersion gave polyacrylates with the inorganic component still in the delaminated form.