Preparation for a new intercalated compound of acrylamide monomers and their in-situ polymerization in layered double hydroxides

A new intercalation compound based on Mg/Al-layered double hydroxide (Mg/Al-LDH) with polymerizable acrylamide (AM) which cannot be synthesized by direct coprecipitation reaction, was achieved via in-situ hydrothermal method with the existence of glycine. The well-crystallized AM-intercalated Mg/Al-LDH was characterized by XRD, FTIR, DTA and scanning electronic microscopy. Basal spacing of the Mg/Al-LDH intercalation compound is 1.32 nm. Polymerization of AM incorporated into Mg/Al-LDH interlayer space occurs after 160 °C heat treatment, which indicates that the preparation of PAM/LDH nanocomposite is feasible via in-situ polymerization route.