A comprehensive study on iodine uptake by selected LDH phases via coprecipitation, anionic exchange and reconstruction

We explored the use of selected layered double hydroxides (LDHs) of different compositions and obtained by means of different routes (i.e., coprecipitation, anionic exchange and reconstruction) as iodine/iodate adsorbents. The influence of speciation (iodide vs. iodate) on iodine uptake was rather strong, resulting in much lower iodide incorporation. The Fourier transform of iodine K X-ray absorption edge data (EXAFS) of all iodate-LDHs showed a single I–O scattering path of 1.8 A ° . Thermal stability and leaching experiments showed that the incorporated iodate and iodide were rather loosely bound in the interlayer space and were easily released under heating to 180 C and leaching with Milli-Q water and brine solution.