β-Lactoglobulin Enhances Clay and Activated Carbon Binding and Protection Properties for Cadmium and Lead.

ABSTRACT: The removal of heavy metals from wastewater remains a challenge due to the limitations of current remediation methods. This study aims to develop multicomponent composites as inexpensive and environmentally friendly sorbents with enhanced capture of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb). The composites are based on calcium montmorillonite (CM) and activated carbon (AC) because of their proven effectiveness as sorbents for diverse toxins in environmental settings. In this study, we used a combination of computational and experimental methods to delineate that β-lactoglobulin enhances CM and AC binding and protection properties for Cd and Pb. Modeling and molecular dynamics simulations investigated the formation of material systems formed by CM and AC in complex with β-lactoglobulin and predicted their

SUBMITTER: Lilly K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11417999 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature