Uniform cobalt nanoparticles embedded in hexagonal mesoporous nanoplates as a magnetically separable, recyclable adsorbent

• Can Zhao,
• Yuexiao Song,
• Tianyu Xiang,
• Wenxiu Qu,
• Shuo Lou,
• Xiaohong Yin and
• Feng Xin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1770–1781, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.168

• : absorbent regeneration; CoAl layered double hydroxide; efficient adsorbent; hexagonal nanoplates; magnetic nanoparticles; polydopamine; Introduction Nanocomposites with unique electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and physicochemical properties have gained much attention because of their large specific surface