Self assembled hydroxide containing Zn and Y with DS was fabricated.
Tilted bilayer orientation of SDS within the interlayer of Zn–Y hydroxide.
Organo-layered material had hydrophobic surface and strong affinity towards dyes.
High adsorption capacity for the MG (102.987 mg/g) and CR (96.246 mg/g) dyes.
Insensitivity of high adsorption capacity to the pH variation.