Layered-double hydroxide (LDH)-based nanostructures offer the two-fold advantage of being active catalysts with incredibly large specific surface areas. As such, they have been studied extensively over the last decade and applied in roles as diverse as light source, catalyst, energy storage mechanism, absorber, and anion exchanger. They exhibit a unique lamellar structure consisting of a wide variety of combinations of metal cations and various anions, which determine their physical and chemical performances, and make them a popular research topic. Many reviewed papers deal with these unique properties, synthetic methods, and applications. Most of them, however, are focused on the form-factor of nanopowder, as well as on the control of morphologies via one-step synthetic methods. LDH nanostructures need to be easy to control and fabricate on rigid substrates such as metals, semiconductors, oxides, and insulators, to facilitate more viable applications of these nanostructures to various solid-state devices. In this review, we explore ways to grow and control the various LDH nanostructures on rigid substrates.

We have hybridized Angelic gigas Nakai flower extract (AGNF) and two-dimensional layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanomaterials through reversible dehydration-hydration in order to obtain the nanopowder of natural extract. The Angelica gigas Nakai flower was treated with methanol to extract carbohydrate, polyphenol, and flavonoid components. LDH with an uniform size of 250 nm was prepared by hydrothermal method and calcined at 400ºC to obtain layered double oxide (LDO) precursor. For hybridization, AGNF in 40% methanol was reacted with LDO powder at various AGNF/LDO weight ratios: 0.15, 0.30, 0.85, and 1.70. The hybrids were obtained in fine powder which had enhanced hydrophilicity and water dispersity compared with dried AGNF. The X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic results revealed that the house-of-cards structure of nanomaterials could encapsulate AGNF moiety inside their cavity. Quantitative analyses using UV-Vis spectra exhibited that the content of AGNF in hybrid increased upon AGNF/LDO ratio in reactant increased. According to 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay, AGNF/LDO showed higher antioxidant activity compared with an equivalent amount of AGNF itself.

EVA의 기체 분리 성질에 미치는 LDH의 영향을 알아보았다. Mg-Al LDH/EVA 나노복합막은 유기적으로 수정된 DS-LDH를 이용하여 용액 삽입법으로 제조되었다. DS-LDH는 LDH 층간에 DS 음이온을 삽입하여 제조하였다. 나노복합막 의 구조는 XRD, FT-IR, SEM으로 알아보았다. DS-LDH가 EVA 내에 무질서하게 분산되었음을 XRD로부터 확인하였다. LDH가 3 wt% 첨가된 나노복합막에서 인장강도와 파단신율 모두 최댓값을 나타내었다. 열적 안정도 역시 EVA에 LDH가 첨가되면서 향상되었다. 1, 3, 5 wt%의 LDH를 함유한 LDH/EVA 나노복합막의 기체투과도는 O2와 CO2에 대하여 측정하 였다. 3 wt% LDH를 함유한 경우 나노복합막의 O2에 대한 투과도가 EVA막에서보다 53% 감소하였다. 하지만 CO2 투과도는 나노복합막의 기체 차단 특성에도 불구하고 LDH 내의 OH기와 CO2 간의 높은 친화력으로 인하여 기체투과도는 증가하였다.

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA-28)/Co-Al LDH 나노복합막은 유기화된 LDH를 사용하여 용액 삽입법으로 제조하였다. LDH의 유기화는 충간에 dodecyl sulfate (DS) anion을 삽입시켜서 제조하였다. 제조된 막의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 XRD, FT-IR, SEM을 측정하였다. EVA/LDH 나노복합막의 기체투과도는 압력 3, 4, 5 bar에서 LDH 함량 1, 3, 5 wt% 변화에 따라 조사하였다. O2와 CO2의 투과도는 1 wt% LDH에서 최소값을 가지며 LDH 함량이 증가하면서 입자의 응집현상으로 인하여 투과도는 증가하였다. O2 대한 CO2의 선택도는 LDH 함량 1 wt%에서 최대값을 나타내고 그 이상에서는 감소경향을 나타내었다.

This study investigated that the reconstruction process of calcined Mg-Al layered double hydroxide in distilled water or calcium hydroxide solution for 3 days. The ATR-FTIR (Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) was used for analysis of the reconstruction process. The results showed that the reconstruction of the calcined layered double hydroxide was almost completed within 1 day.

LDHs(layered double hydroxides) are of use adsorbent to remove heavy metals, micro-organic pollutants as well as high concentration of phosphorus from wastewater to low concentration of surface water without pH adjustments. This study examined the generation condition of LDHs saturated with phosphorus. Less than 20% regeneration rate was obtained in the absence of alkali and regeneration solution. After the desorption of LDHs with several conditions of acid and alkali solution, more than 60% of regeneration rate could be expected in the case of using MgCl2 as regeneration solution.