Research Article

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ni/Al Layered Double Hydroxide Nanorods

Table 2

Chemical formulas of Ni/Al LDH prepared at different reaction times.

Reaction times   (h)Ni/Al (molar ratio)Composition of LDHs

22.57[Ni0.72Al0.28(OH)2](SO42−)0.13(CO32−)0.05 0.93H2O
62.70[Ni0.73Al0.27(OH)2](SO42−)0.12(CO32−)0.09 0.86H2O
122.96[Ni0.75Al0.25(OH)2](SO42−)0.16(CO32−)0.03 0.84H2O
182.93[Ni0.75Al0.25(OH)2](SO42−)0.16(CO32−)0.10 0.98H2O