Synthesis of Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Recognition of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
Asyifa Rizqi Utami (a*), Muhammad Ali Zulfikar (b), Deana Wahyuningrum (c)

a) Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
asyifarizqi[at]students.itb.ac.id
b) Analytical Chemistry Research Division, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
zulfikar[at]chem.itb.ac.id
c) Organic Chemistry Research Division, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
deana[at]chem.itb.ac.id

Abstract

A novel magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) was prepared for the recognition of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, using methacrylic acid as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a crosslinker and benzoil peroxide as an initiator. MMIP was characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope and infrared spectrophotometer. IR spectrum show successfull preparation of MMIP. The peak at 586 cm-1 is a typical vibration of Fe-O. The strong peaks at 1728 cm-1, 1261 cm-1 and 1153 cm-1 correspond to the C=O stretching vibration and C-O vibration of methacrylic acid and DEHP. The peak at 1462 cm-1 corresponds to C-C aromatic vibration of DEHP. A broad absorption band at 3468 cm-1 correspond to the stretching vibration of O-H bonds. Experimental results show the potential of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer for selective recognition of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.

Keywords: di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, imprinted polymers, magnetite

Topic: Chemistry