Intercalation of n-C(1(2H(2(5NH(2) into layered titanate with the aid of microwave radiation

Synthesis of layered tetratitanate-n-C(1(2H(2(5NH(2) intercalation compounds under microwave radiation was reported in this paper. Under microwave radiation, conversion of K(2)Ti(4)O(9) to H(2)Ti(4)O(9) in 1 M HCl solution needs only 1 h with 0.88 nm of interlayer distance, and the intercalation of n-C(1(2H(2(5NH(2) could be achieved in 3 h. The formations of the layered hydrogen tetratitanate and the intercalation compounds were confirmed by X-ray diffraction, elemental, thermal gravimetric and differential scanning calorimetric analyses. The interlayer distance of the composite material could expand to 3.92 nm after the intercalation. High power of microwave is favorable during the intercalation of n-C(1(2H(2(5NH(2) into the layered hydrogen tetratitanate.