Volume 27, Issue 3 pp. 445-451
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Controlled-release of Avermectin from Organically Modified Hydrotalcite-like Compound Nanohybrids

Depeng QIU

Depeng QIU

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Yonghai LI

Yonghai LI

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Xiying FU

Xiying FU

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Zhen JIANG

Zhen JIANG

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Xinyan ZHAO

Xinyan ZHAO

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Tian WANG

Tian WANG

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

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Wanguo HOU

Wanguo HOU

Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China

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First published: 02 April 2009
Citations: 17

Abstract

The intercalation of avermectin (AVM) into sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) modified hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlc) was carried out using an evaporating solvent enhanced intercalation method to obtain AVM-SDS-HTlc nanohybrids. It was found that the nanohybrids could well control the release of avermectin, showing the nanohybrids are a potential pesticide controlled-release formulation. The release of avermectin from AVM-SDS-HTlc nanohybrids is dependent on the pH, temperature and the presence of electrolyte in release medium. Acidic medium and higher temperature and the presence of electrolytes may induce the higher release rate of avermectin. The release process of avermectin from AVM-SDS-HTlc nanohybrids can be described by pseudo-first-order release kinetics, and the activation energy of release is 279 kJ/mol.

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