Synthesis, characterization and release of a-naphthaleneacetate from thin films containing Mg/Al-layered double hydroxide

Abstract An active agent a-naphthaleneacetate (NAA), a plant growth regulator was intercalated into the layered double hydroxides Mg/Al–LDH by ion-exchange method. And we prepared the films by the method of layer-by-layer self-assembly with Cationic Polyacrylamide, Polyacrylic acid sodium and LDH. The obtained compounds were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) techniques. The XRD datas demonstrated the guest size and the orientation of anions between the layers was determined. After intercalation, it was proposed that the NAA anions were accommodated in the interlayer region as a bilayer of species with the carboxyl attaching to the upper and lower layers. The FT-IR of the powder from film shows that Mg/Al–NAA–LDH was absorbed on the quartz glass. The film was putted into various solutions, and the release of NAA from the film showed obvious release effect. The release mechanism may be based on the dissolution and ion-exchange process according to first-order kinetics.