This invention relates to the fields of adsorbent preparation and heavy
metal remediation technology, and particularly to an amorphous iron-
magnesium-
aluminum silicate, its preparation method, and its applications. This invention utilizes
molten salt-mediated
ion exchange and lattice recombination under high-temperature conditions to completely and uniformly transform various
silicate minerals from complex and inconsistent natural
clay minerals into a non-naturally formed, structurally homogeneous, and stable amorphous iron-
magnesium-
aluminum silicate. This overcomes the limitation of traditional adsorbents having a narrow applicable concentration range, exhibiting extremely strong removal capabilities for heavy
metal ions from high to low concentrations, achieving deep purification. Based on the theory of "increasing configurational entropy," this invention proposes the design of a
silicate network framework with dense, highly active sites and multiple metals, breaking through the traditional approach of "simple modification" of natural
clay minerals. It fundamentally reconstructs their material composition, providing a material that combines low cost with revolutionary adsorption performance.