The world is faced with several problems as regards water pollution. This is due to several factors, including the discharge of effluents into the environment with no prior treatment. This wastewater, therefore, contains significant levels of pollutants, including numerous toxic organic contaminants and others that are similarly undesirable. Several studies have attempted to find ways of removing wastewater contaminants using pillared interlayered clays (PILC) as adsorbents. In this work, we present a summary of those studies that have used PILC as adsorbents for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous solutions while simultaneously illustrating their potential for this purpose. A general overview is provided so that the reader can acquire a basic understanding of the PILC and their modified counterparts that have been used, and some of the characteristics that can directly affect their adsorption behavior, especially their textural and surface properties.

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柱状粘土作为水溶液中有机化合物吸附剂的研究进展与展望

关于水污染，世界面临着若干问题。这是由于多种因素造成的，包括未经事先处理就将废水排放到环境中。因此，这种废水中含有大量污染物，包括许多有毒的有机污染物和其他类似的不良物质。几项研究试图找到使用柱状夹层粘土（PILC）作为吸附剂去除废水污染物的方法。在这项工作中，我们提供了使用PILC作为吸附剂从水溶液中去除有机化合物的研究总结，同时说明了其潜在用途。提供了一般概述，以便读者可以对PILC及其使用过的修改过的副本有基本的了解，