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. 2022 Aug 11;380(5):44. doi: 10.1007/s41061-022-00397-3

Table 8.

Metal hydroxide-based nanomaterial in wastewater remediation

Nanomaterial Contaminant Mechanism Sorption/catalytic capacity Conditions studied Cycles References
pH Time Temp °C
Mg/Fe layered double hydroxide loaded with Magnetic(Fe3O4) carbon spheres (MCs@Mg/Fe-LDHs) Pb(II) Sorption 3.66 mmol/g 7 3000 25 3 [567]
Cu(II) 5.33 mmol/g
Ferric hydroxide/graphene oxide Arsenate Sorption 95% 4 [568]
Aluminum hydroxide–coated nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI@Al(OH)3) 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) Sorption 96.3% 8.3 10 24 [569]
Surfactant-coated aluminum hydroxide [surfactant-Al(OH)3] Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) Degradation Up to 99% 7 25 [570]
Sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)
Sodium oleate
Aluminum hydroxides Herbicide 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (2,4-DP) Sorption 93% 7 240 30 [571]
Chitosan/Al(OH)3·(CS/Al(OH)3) Fluoride Sorption Up to 80% 4 90 [572]
Aluminum hydroxide Fluoride Sorption 95% [573]
Calcite sludge-aluminum hydroxide(CAl) Bisphenol A Sorption 83.53 mg/g 3 5 [574]
Ibuprofen 34.96 mg/g
Aluminum hydroxide gel-coated nanoscale zero-valent iron (AHG@NZVI) Tetracycline (TC) Sorption 98.1% 6.5 70 25 [575]
Calcium hydroxide Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Sorption 94% 600 [576]
Calcium hydroxide Hydrogen chloride [577]
Calcium hydroxide nanorods (CHN) Fluoride Sorption 450 ± 10 mg/g 6.5 45 [578]
Calcium hydroxide-coated dairy manure-derived biochar (Ca-BC) Phosphate Sorption 95% 8.5 4320 [579]
Calcium hydroxide Lignin Sorption 70% 5 10 25 [580]
Granular activated carbon-supported magnesium hydroxide (Mg-GAC) Cd(II) Sorption 3.47 mg/g 6 480 25 [581]
Modified bentonite with magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2 Phosphate Sorption  > 54% 7 45 120 [582]
Mg(OH)2 Fluoride Sorption 5 [583]
Mg(OH)2 & Ba(OH)2 Metals Sorption [584]
NZVI surface coated with Mg(OH)2 shell (NZVI@Mg(OH)2) Cr(VI) Sorption 97.8% 7.5 [585]
Mg(OH)2 Phosphorus Sorption 588.4 mg/g [586]
Magnesium hydroxide Oil Sorption 10 959 mg/g 25 5 [587]
Lignin-Mg(OH)2 nanocomposite Ni2+ Sorption Up to 100% 1500 [588]
Cd2+
Pb2+
Cellulose acetate/Mg–Al layered double hydroxide (Mg–Al LDH) nanocomposite membranes Diclofenac sodium (DS) Sorption Up to 100% [589]
Tetracycline (TC)