Biomedical Waste Management of Mercury using Advanced Polymeric Materials: Application of MIP - Sieve Sensor

Abstract

The The surface ion-imprinted poly(ethylene terephthalate)-semicarbazide (PET-SC) modified chelating fibre sieves (Hg-PET-SC) were prepared using Hg(II) as a template and formaldehyde as a cross-linker and showed higher adsorption capacity and selectivity for the Hg(II) ions compared with the nonimprinted fibres (NIP-PET-SC) without a template. The maximum limit of detection values for Hg-PET-SC and NIP-PET-