Wheat flour-derived amyloid fibrils for efficient removal of organic dyes from contaminated water

Abstract

•	The use of plant-based amyloid fibrils for organic dyes adsorption is demonstrated.
•	The wheat flour-derived amyloid fibrils exhibit excellent adsorption performance.
•	The adsorption kinetics and isotherms mechanisms are explored.
•	The plant-based amyloid fibrils provide sustainable tool for pollutant management.

Keywords

Wheat flour / Amyloid fibrils / Adsorption / Congo red / Eosin Y

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Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20220003)

Special Scientific Research Project of School of Emergency Management, Jiangsu University(KY-B-02)