A facile synthesis of monodispersed hierarchical layered double hydroxide on silica spheres for efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from water

• Main Authors: Chen, Chunping, Wang, Penghua, Xu, Rong, Lim, Teik-Thye, Liu, Lihong, Liu, Shaomin
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Water in chemical industry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101462; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16799
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Monodispersed layered double hydroxide (LDH) spheres with a hierarchical structure have been synthesized via a facile ultrasound-assisted method. The as-obtained 3D LDH spheres present excellent and durable performance for the removal of pharmaceutical pollutants from aqueous solutions.