AN ADSORBENT MATERIAL, SYNTHESIS THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF

The present disclosure provides a sustainable method for the synthesis of a material, layered double hydroxide, such as the non-limiting example of Zinc-LDH, to be used as an adsorbent for water treatment. The LDH material is prepared via a facile synthesis method using two chemicals, zinc acetate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide. The synthesis procedure is also prepared at a relatively low temperature and can be setup for preparation in large batches and easy scale-up. The present disclosure also provides highly efficient phosphate adsorption. The prepared LDH material is highly efficient in removing phosphate from synthetic water as well as wastewater. The present disclosure further provides effective recovery of phosphate.