An Overview of Our Significant Breakthrough in Layered Double Hydroxide Technology

1. Innovative method
of manufacture of
LDH nanoparticles
suspensions
Fouad Haghseresht (PhD)
Manager, Innovation Commercial Development for the
ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials
f.haghseresht@uniquest.com.au

2. LDH Nanoparticles - Key Material Features
•Narrow particle size distribution
•Controllable average size from 50 to 200 nm
•Homogeneously dispersed
•Non viscous suspension
•Batch-to-batch reproducible
•Variable LDH wt% from 0.1 to 3.0%
•Variable composition (cations and anions)
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3. Highly controllable manufacture method
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4. Highly controllable manufacture method
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5. Tailor make desired particle size distribution
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6. Background - Research Team
• Headquartered at University
of Queensland, Australia
• 115 researchers in 4 major
Australian Universities
• Key research areas:
– Clean energy
– Environmental technologies
– Health care
• Over 5 years of research
experience in developing
synthetic nanoclays