Herein, hierarchically flower-like microcrystals with 2D WS2 nanosheets (F-WS2 MCs) were prepared by one-pot hydrothermal synthesis strategy and its adsorption performances for precious metals were systematically assessed.  The adsorption isotherm followed well in the Langmuir model with the maximum removal capacities (qmax) of 186.2 mg g-1 for Ag (I), 67.29 mg g-1 for Pd (II), and 1340.6 mg g-1 for Au (III), respectively.  Furthermore, for recycling purposes, the relevant desorption solution was investigated with different ratios of monobasic acid and thiourea, suggesting the best desorption efficiency of 93.03%, 88.08%, and 85.34% for Ag (I), Pd (II), and Au (III), respectively. 
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