Abstract: Selective fluorescent molecularly imprinted membrane (FMIM) for salicylic acid (SA) was successfully prepared by phase inversion technique with SA as template molecule, chitosan (CHI) as functional polymer, and Eu(TTA)3phen/PAMAM composed of Eu(TTA)3phen and the dendrimer (PAMAM) as the fluorophore, which was characterized by SEM, AFM, and XPS techniques. The introduction of the hydrophilic Eu(TTA)3phen/PAMAM into FMIM was able to improve the flux and the adsorption capacity of SA with good fluorescent stability. Among the FMIM, the FMIM2 prepared with 2.0% Eu(TTA)3phen/PAMAM in the cast membrane fluid was the optimal fluorescent imprinted membrane for selective detection of SA, which displayed a relatively wider linear range and lower limit of detection (LOD) (24 mg L-1). The imprinted FMIM2 could selectively detect the SA from complicated samples without obvious interference from analogues compared to the non-imprinted FNIM2. Moreover, the FMIM had promising recycling performance. It can be potentially used as an alternative imprinted membrane for selective detection and separation of trace SA in water
Template and target information: salicylic acid, SA
Author keywords: Fluorescent molecularly imprinted membrane, europium, dendrimer, Selective detection and separation, salicylic acid