title: Selective recognition of 4-nitrophenol from aqueous solution by molecularly imprinted polymers with functionalized tetratitanate whisker composites as support.
abstract: Three kinds of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were obtained with surface molecular imprinting technique on functionalized potassium tetratitanate whisker (F-PTW). The results of adsorption experiments indicated that MIP prepared using PTW modified with N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-(trimethoxysilyl)propylamine (AAPTS) (F-PTW A) as support [MIP(1)] was superior to the other two polymers, then MIP(1) was selected to analyze the 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) adsorption process from aqueous solution in this study. AAPTS offered hydrophilic exterior that allowed to self-assemble with the template 4-NP through intermolecular interaction rather than based on the interactions between the functional monomers and template. Equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models at various temperatures. Kinetic properties were successfully investigated by pseudo-first-order model, pseudo-second-order model, intraparticle diffusion equation, initial adsorption rate, half-adsorption time. A diffusion-controlled process as the essential adsorption rate-controlling step was also proposed. The performance of such imprinted polymer was further demonstrated by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the results showed that the selectivity of MIP(1) exhibited higher affinity for template 4-NP over competitive phenolic compounds than that of non-imprinted polymer NIP(1). MIP(1) could be reused four times without significant loss in the adsorption capacity.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Longcheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Chunxiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D054802:Molecular Imprinting; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000032:analysis*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009596:Nitrophenols; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; C009934:potassium titanate; D014025:Titanium; C024836:4-nitrophenol