Hutchison Justin M, Mayer Brooke K, Vega Marcela, Chacha Wambura E, Zilles Julie L
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, 1530 W 15th St, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States.
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, 1637 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233, United States.
Water Res X. 2021 Aug 3;12:100112. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100112. eCollection 2021 Aug 1.
New water and wastewater treatment technologies are required to meet the demands created by emerging contaminants and resource recovery needs, yet technology development is a slow and uncertain process. Through evolution, nature has developed highly selective and fast-acting proteins that could help address these issues, but research and application have been limited, often due to assumptions about stability and economic feasibility. Here we highlight the potential advantages of cell-free, protein-based water and wastewater treatment processes (biocatalysis and biosorption), evaluate existing information about their economic feasibility, consider when a protein-based treatment process might be advantageous, and highlight key research needs.
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