“…According to the literature, alginate–chitosan hydrogels can reach dye removal capacities of larger than 100 mg/g (sometimes even surpassing 2000 mg/g), while metal absorption capacity can range between 38 mg/g and more than 440 mg/g [ 161 ]. Recent studies in the field ( Table 5 ) have uncovered the potential of hydrogel-based magnetic composites for the removal of various organic dyes (e.g., reactive orange 16 [ 162 ], methylene blue [ 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 ], rhodamine B [ 166 ], methyl orange [ 168 ], and malachite green [ 168 ]) and environmentally harmful inorganic contaminants (e.g., Cd 2+ [ 169 ], Pb 2+ [ 168 , 170 , 171 ], Hg 2+ [ 168 ], Ni 2+ [ 168 ], Mn 2+ [ 171 ], Cu 2+ [ 171 ], Al, K, Se, Na, V, and S [ 158 ]).…”