Co-Al nanosheets derived from LDHs and their catalytic performance for syngas conversion.

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were innovatively employed in this study as catalyst for synthesis gas conversion to chemicals, such as oxygenates. Cobalt-aluminium layered double hydroxides (Co-Al LDHs) was prepared at different temperatures. and lactate was successfully intercalated into the LDHs by ion-exchange method and then the material was further delaminated in water at ambient temperature.

Carbon nanotube-alumina strips as robust, rapid, reversible adsorbents of organics.

Developing nanostructured adsorbents of organics is crucial for environmental protection with low energy consumption, but care needs to be taken to prevent the loss of nanomaterials because of their small size. This paper reports the fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT)-alumina strips (CASs) with a high surface area, sufficient mesopores and strongly interacted structure. Use of CASs allowed the rapid and reversible adsorption-desorption of -xylene, when compared to pristine powders of CNT and activated carbon.