Abstract: Hollow porous molecular imprinted polymers (HPMIPs) were prepared using caffeic acid (CA) as template, 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) as functional monomer, and MCM-48 as sacrificial support. Large surface area (562.7 m2/g) of HPMIPs resulted in high binding capacity (27.26 mg/g) and fast kinetic binding (40 min) in comparison with solid MIPs. Equilibrium data fitted well to Freundlich equation, and adsorption process with multi-diffusion mechanisms could be described by pseudo-second order model. Selectivity of HPMIPs was favorable. Finally, HPMIPs were successfully used to rapidly and selectively extract CA from fruits with a relatively satisfactory recovery (87.1-101.3%). Coupling with HPLC, contents of CA in kiwifruit, apple, papaya and waxberry were less than 1.0 μg/g fresh fruit. Results indicated the superiority of HPMIPs in the separation field
Template and target information: caffeic acid, CA
Author keywords: Molecularly imprinted polymers, Kinetic models, selective extraction, caffeic acid, food analysis