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FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING IN CHINA
Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages 171-177Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-009-0017-4
Keywords
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) adsorbents; selective sorption; electrostatic interaction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50608045]
- special fund of State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution [08Z04ESPCT]
- National Outstanding Youth Foundation of China [50625823]
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), as a potential persistent organic pollutant, has been widely detected in water environments, and has become a great concern in recent years. PFOS is very stable and difficult to decompose using conventional techniques. Sorption may be an attractive method to remove it from water. In this study, the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) adsorbents were prepared through the polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine under different preparation conditions in order to remove perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from water. The MIP adsorbents using perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as the template had good imprinting effects and could selectively remove PFOS from aqueous solution. The sorption behaviors including sorption kinetics, isotherms, and effect of pH, salt, and competitive anions were investigated. Experimental results showed that the sorption of PFOS on the MIP adsorbents was very fast, pH-dependent, and highly selective. The achieved fast sorption equilibrium within 1 h was attributed to the surface sorption on the. ne adsorbents. The sorption isotherms showed that the sorption selectivity of PFOS on the MIP adsorbents decreased at high PFOS concentrations, which may be due to the double-layer sorption and the formation of PFOS micelles on the sorbent surface. The sorption of PFOS on the MIP adsorbents was mainly dominated by the electrostatic interaction between the protonated vinylpyridine on the adsorbent surface and the anionic PFOS. The prepared MIP adsorbents can potentially be applied in water and wastewater treatment for selective removal of PFOS.
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