Abstract: Novel surface strontium(II) ion-imprinted adsorbent particles have been prepared via the copolymerization of chitosan as the monomer, γ-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane (KH-560) as the cross-linking agent and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator in the presence of SrCl2.6H2O. The prepared imprinted adsorbent was used for the selective solid-phase extraction (SPE) of trace Sr(II) ions in a practical sample prior to its determination by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The results suggest that the adsorption kinetic data accorded better with the pseudo-second-order model, while the adsorption equilibrium data gave a good fit to the Langmuir isotherm equation, yielding a maximum adsorption capacity of 27.58 mg/g and a Langmuir adsorption equilibrium coefficient of 0.0363 L/mg at 298 K. The relative selectivity coefficient values of Sr(II) ion-imprinted particles were several times greater than those for the non-imprinted matrix. The new Sr(II) ion-imprinted micro-beads were successfully applied for the separation of Sr(II) ions from river and clay samples. The detection limit (3-σ) for Sr(II) ions as determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) was 0.21 ng/mL. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for the determination of Sr(II) ions was 6-9% over the concentration range 0.03-0.3 mg/L
Template and target information: strontium ion, Sr(II)