“…247 Therefore, the removal of heavy metals from environmental medium such as water remains a key subject of research. Previous studies suggested that functionalized LDHs exhibit very favorable adsorption to heavy metals as measured by high adsorption capacity and selectivity, 2,66,76,247,[250][251][252] which resulted in effective removal of toxic metals to meet increasingly strict environmental regulations. For example, Ma and coworkers found that the intercalation of MoS4 2into MgAl-LDH interlayer space could not only endow MgAl-LDH with the ability to adsorb various heavy metal ions (Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Zn 2+ , Cd 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Hg 2+ , and Ag + ) rapidly and effectively, but also offer high selectivity for some of these heavy metals.…”