Peptides as Biosorbents – Promising tools for Resource Recovery

We present an approach to identify peptides for resource recovery using Phage Surface Display. Here, we describe the development of peptides for binding of rare earth element terbium-containing solids and for removal and enrichment of the heavy metal ions of cobalt and nickel out of waste waters and leaching solutions. We identified phage displaying specific peptides with ∼100x enhanced affinity towards terbium-containing solids or ∼20x enhanced affinity towards nickel (∼3x cobalt).

Source: Research in Microbiology - June 19, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research