Abstract: In this paper it is developed and applied a mathematical model for the study of the adsorption (and later desorption) processes in a fixed bed of molecularly imprinted polymeric pearls with affinity towards diosgenin. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are polymeric materials with high affinity for the molecule they were imprinted with, property that makes them desirable for applications that require high purity compounds or low detection limits in sensing applications. Using the developed model, it was studied the influence of different working parameters like the solvent/ solution flow rate, the height of pearls' bed, and the initial concentrations of adsorbates.
Template and target information: diosgenin
Author keywords: Mathematical modeling, simulation, adsorption, molecular imprinting