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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
University of Dammam, Dammam, SA;
Loay Awad, Al-Khobar, SA;
Fawaz Ali Al Muaddi, Dammam, SA;
Mohammed Abdullah Alamri, Al-Khobar, SA;
Majed Mulfi Alotaibi, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah Mazyad Alotaibi, Dammam, SA;
Badr Saleh Alzahrani, Dammam, SA;
Talal Fahad Alotaebi, Dammam, SA;
University of Dammam, Dammam, SA;
Abstract
A water filtration apparatus and a method of using thereof, wherein the water filtration apparatus includes a nanoparticle layer which comprises polypeptide-functionalized nanoparticles that are capable of absorbing heavy metals selected from the group consisting of Pb, As, Cd, Hg, Cr, Cu, and Zn, as well as organic materials. Various embodiments of the water filtration apparatus, the method of using the apparatus, and a method of producing the polypeptide-functionalized nanoparticles are also provided.