TY - JOUR
T1 - Emulation of evolutionary selection as the growth mechanism of supported layered double hydroxide frameworks
AU - Pedraza-Chan, M. S.
AU - Salazar-Kuri, U.
AU - Sánchez-Zeferino, R.
AU - Ruiz-López, I. I.
AU - Escobedo-Morales, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - The evolutionary selection is proposed as the actual growth mechanism of supported layered double hydroxide (LDH) frameworks constituted by interconnected sheet-like structures with apparent preferential orientation. This growth mechanism was emulated through an algorithm that accounts for different synthesis conditions. The generated structures were compared with supported ZnAl-LDH frameworks synthesized by hydrothermal route using different precursor concentrations and reaction temperatures. The simulated structures were found to mimic the topology of the synthesized LDH frameworks. Moreover, the proposed model anticipates the effect of the synthesis parameters in the resulting morphological features. Finally, the distinctive characteristics of those structures generated by the evolutionary selection mechanism are proposed.
AB - The evolutionary selection is proposed as the actual growth mechanism of supported layered double hydroxide (LDH) frameworks constituted by interconnected sheet-like structures with apparent preferential orientation. This growth mechanism was emulated through an algorithm that accounts for different synthesis conditions. The generated structures were compared with supported ZnAl-LDH frameworks synthesized by hydrothermal route using different precursor concentrations and reaction temperatures. The simulated structures were found to mimic the topology of the synthesized LDH frameworks. Moreover, the proposed model anticipates the effect of the synthesis parameters in the resulting morphological features. Finally, the distinctive characteristics of those structures generated by the evolutionary selection mechanism are proposed.
KW - Evolutionary selection
KW - Growth mechanism
KW - Hydrotalcite-like compound
KW - Layered double hydroxide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107146395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clay.2021.106159
DO - 10.1016/j.clay.2021.106159
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85107146395
SN - 0169-1317
VL - 210
JO - Applied Clay Science
JF - Applied Clay Science
M1 - 106159
ER -