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Application of molecularly imprinted polymers in wastewater treatment: a review

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Molecularly imprinted polymers are synthetic polymers possessing specific cavities designed for target molecules. They are prepared by copolymerization of a cross-linking agent with the complex formed from a template and monomers that have functional groups specifically interacting with the template through covalent or noncovalent bonds. Subsequent removal of the imprint template leaves specific cavities whose shape, size, and functional groups are complementary to the template molecule. Because of their predetermined selectivity, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) can be used as ideal materials in wastewater treatment. Especially, MIP-based composites offer a wide range of potentialities in wastewater treatment. This paper reviews the latest applications of MIPs in wastewater treatment, highlights the development of MIP-based composites in wastewater, and offers suggestions for future success in the field of MIPs.

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The study was financially supported by the Program for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51039001, 51278176, 51408206), the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20100161110012), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Hunan University Fund for Multidisciplinary Developing (531107040762), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-13-0186).

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    Dan-Lian Huang, Rong-Zhong Wang, Yun-Guo Liu, Guang-Ming Zeng, Cui Lai, Piao Xu, Juan-Juan Xu, Cong Wang & Chao Huang

  2. Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China

    Dan-Lian Huang, Rong-Zhong Wang, Yun-Guo Liu, Guang-Ming Zeng, Cui Lai, Piao Xu, Juan-Juan Xu, Cong Wang & Chao Huang

  3. Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China

    Bing-An Lu

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Huang, DL., Wang, RZ., Liu, YG. et al. Application of molecularly imprinted polymers in wastewater treatment: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 963–977 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3599-8

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