Development and Characterization of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for the Selective Removal of Brilliant Green Textile Dye from River and Textile Industry Effluents.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present an alternative technique for the removal of Brilliant Green dye (BG) in aqueous solutions based on the application of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) as a selective adsorbent for BG. The MIP was prepared by bulk radical polymerization using BG as the template; methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer, selected via computer simulations; ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as cross-linker; and 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) as the radical initiator. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses of the MIP and non-molecularly imprinted polymer (NIP)-used as the control material-showed that the two polymers exhibited similar morphology in terms of shape and size; however, N₂ sorption studies showed that the MIP displayed a much highe

SUBMITTER: Luna Quinto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature