Abstract: In this work, magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) were prepared by the method of co-precipitation polymerization on the surface of vinyl-modified silica magnetic particles. Here, 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) was used as a template and vinylimidazole as a functional monomer. The structural features and morphology of MMIPs were characterized by SEM, FT-IR, TEM and XRD techniques. The results showed that the structures of MMIPs have a layer of silica and MIPs on the surface of the Fe3O4 particles, and they could be rapidly separated from the solution using a magnet. MMIPs possess higher adsorption capacity and excellent selectivity towards template (4-NP) than other structural analogues. And it is found to have good imprinting effect. MMIPs were used as micro-solid phase extraction sorbent for selective separation of 4-NP in lake water sample with high recoveries (90.63-95.63%) and low relative standard deviation values (RSD ≤ 3.2%, n = 3)
Template and target information: 4-nitrophenol, 4-NP
Author keywords: Molecularly imprinted polymers, magnetic separation, Micro-solid phase extraction, 4-nitrophenol