Insight into the Mechanism of Cd2+ Removal by MgAl Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Host‐Guest Interactions

Abstract Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have shown great potential as adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals. Nevertheless, how the host‐guest interactions of LDHs affect the removal mechanism remains to be less explored. Herein, CO32−/NO3−/SO42−/Cl− intercalated MgAl‐LDHs with different host‐guest interactions were fabricated and their removal mechanism for Cd2+ was investigated. The removal capacity increased in the order of MgAl−CO3 (127.3 mg/g)