Enhanced oxidation of rhodamine B using Mg-Cu-Al hydrotalcite/chitosan composites as catalysts

A series of Mg-Cu-Al hydrotalcite/chitosan materials have been synthesized via a co-precipitation method, in which chitosan is synthesized from chitin extraction from waste shrimp shells. The obtained solids were characterized by XRD, BET, EDX, IR techniques. The materials have a well crystallized hydrotalcite structure and medium surface area.