Issue 1, 2023

Recent advances in the detection and removal of heavy metal ions using functionalized layered double hydroxides: a review

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most severe environmental problems, possessing high ecotoxicity and health risk. Therefore, it is important to develop effective methods and corresponding materials for the detection and removal of heavy metals. Recent studies reveal the great potential of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) in detecting and removing heavy metals owing to their designable structure and tunable surface composition. In this review, we majorly discuss the recently adopted detection and removal of heavy metal ions based on LDHs. This review starts with an introduction of the structural characteristics and functionalization of LDHs. Then, the sensing tactics and mechanisms are introduced regarding LDH-based heavy metal ion detection. Based on the type of interaction, the removal of heavy metal ions with LDHs is summarized into two categories: reversible adsorption and irreversible mineralization. This review ends with a discussion on the challenges and future trends of LDH-based detectors and adsorbents for heavy metal ions.

Keywords: Heavy metal ion; Layered doubled hydroxide; Detection; Removal.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in the detection and removal of heavy metal ions using functionalized layered double hydroxides: a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 sep 2022
Accepted
25 okt 2022
First published
17 nov 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 79-92

Recent advances in the detection and removal of heavy metal ions using functionalized layered double hydroxides: a review

W. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Yuan and C. Lu, Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 79 DOI: 10.1039/D2IM00024E

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