Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) for the Treatment and Determination of Pollutants in Water and Wastewater

Detection and removal of trace amounts of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants in water and wastewater is important for the entire ecosystem. The development of new materials for the determination and removal of contaminants is constantly necessary. Layer double- hydroxides (LDHs) form a broad class of nanomaterials that represent anionic clay composite material used in research and development applications to protect the environment from pollutants. LDH structures functionalized with carbon-based materials are promising adsorbents in the extraction of organic and inorganic pollutants through adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms due to their increased versatility. This review describes recent studies on carbon-containing structure-based LDH composites used in the determination and removal of organic and inorganic pollutants in water and wastewater. Thus, it will lead to the realization of new studies for the determination and removal of different pollutants in other matrices besides water samples of LDHs.