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Caption : fig. s2 pxrd patterns of (a) mg(oh)2, (b) al(oh)3, (c) acetamide used in the synthesis of mg-al-acetate ldhs by acetamide hydrolysis. values given on reflections are corresponds to d-spacing in å.

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Caption : fig. s3 ftir spectrum of (a) mg(oh)2, (b) al(oh)3, (c) acetamide used in the synthesis of mg-al-acetate ldhs by acetamide hydrolysis. 

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Caption : fig. s4 pxrd pattern of mg-al-acetate ldh prepared by anion exchange starting from mg-al-no3 ldh. values given on reflections are corresponds to d-spacing in å.

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Caption : fig. s5 ftir spectrum of mg-al-acetate ldh prepared by anion exchange starting from mg-al-no3 ldh.

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Caption : fig. s6 sem images of anion exchanged mg-al-acetate ldh (a, b) and it’s derived mmos (c, d).

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Caption : fig. s7 pxrd pattern of mmos derived from mg-al-acetate ldh prepared by anion exchange starting from mg-al-no3 ldh. values given on reflections are corresponds to d-spacing in å.