Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Explores the Preparation of Molecular Imprinting Polymers for the Removal of Nitrophenols Using Adsorption Techniques
A master's thesis at the College of Science at the University of Basrah explored the preparation of molecular imprinting polymers based on polyacrylamide, polyacrylic acid, and their copolymer for the removal of nitrophenols using adsorption techniques.
The thesis, presented by student Ibtihal Habib Abdul-Nabi, aimed to prepare molecular imprinting polymers based on acrylamide, acrylic acid, and their copolymer, characterize them using infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis, and study the effect of acidity on the extraction efficiency of aqueous solutions of the three nitrophenol isomers.
The thesis concluded that molecular imprinting polymers have higher reassociation efficiency than non-molecularly imprinted polymers of the same structural composition. They also have high selectivity compared to phenol and meta-cresol compounds, and have good thermal stability when measured using thermogravimetric analysis.
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