“…Different approaches have been proposed for synthesis of IIPs, including crosslinking bifunctional reagents with linear chain polymers, chemical immobilization of vinylated ligands in the polymer matrix, surface imprinting by emulsion polymerization and trapping of a non-vinylated chelating agent inside the polymer matrix [21]. A number of different IIPs and their applications have been reported for selective separation and preconcentration of Pd(II) [15,16], Dy(III) [22,23], Er(III) [24], UO 2 2+ [25][26][27], Cu(II) [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36], Cd(II) [37], Ni(II) [38,39], Al(III) [40], Zn(II) [41], Pb(II) [42], Fe(III) [43], Cr(III) [44], Hg(II) [45], Ag(I) [46] and Sc(III) [47].…”