The intercalation of herbicide, 2,4,5-tricholorophenoxybutyrate (TBA) , into zinc-aluminium-layered double hydroxide (ZAL) for the formation of a new nanocomposite ZAT, was accomplished via anion exchange method. Due to the intercalation of TBA with ZAL interlayer domain, basal spacing expanded from 8.9Å in the ZAL to 23.3 Å in the ZAT. The percentage loading of TBA in the ZAT is 45.5 % (w/w). The FTIR spectra of the nanocomposite shows resemblance peaks of the TBA and Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide indicating the inclusion of TBA into the layered double hydroxide. Surface area of the resulting nanocomposite increased from 1.3 to 15.6 m2g-1with the nitrogen adsorption-desorption of type IV, indicating the mesopore type of material.

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with poly (vinyl) chloride (PVC) doped with a fixed amount of ammonium trifluoro methane sulfonate (NH4Tf) and with varying concentrations of ionic liquid butyltrimethyl ammonium bis (trifluoromethyl sulfonyl) imide (Bu3MeNTf2N) were synthesised via solution cast technique. PVC-NH4Tf-Bu3MeNTf2N-based SPEs with 15 weight % Bu3MeNTf2N exhibit conductivity of 1.56 x 10-4 Scm-1 at room temperature. The ionic conductivity is attributed to the dissociation of NH4Tf facilitated by Bu3MeNTf2N. Results of XRD indicate that the most amorphous film has the highest conductivity and this is corroborated by the results of DSC. FTIR spectra revealed that Bu3MeNTf2N has weak interaction suggesting that it acts mainly as a lubricant to facilitate polymer segmental motion.