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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 62, 2016
2016 3rd International Conference on Chemical and Food Engineering
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| Article Number | 04006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Chemistry Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20166204006 | |
| Published online | 28 June 2016 | |
Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Sterol Separation
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Division of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, 2 Nanglinchii, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 1 Chalongkrung 1, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
a Corresponding author: dnaranong@hotmail.com, duangkamol.na@kmitl.ac.th
Molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared by bulk polymerization in acetone using acrylamide as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a crosslinker, stigmasterol as a template and benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. The obtained MIPs were characterized using a scanning electron microscope and a fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer. Performance in sterol adsorption of MIPs prepared under various conditions was investigated using a model solution of phytosterols in heptane, comparing with a nonimprinted polymer (NIP). Statistical analysis revealed that the amounts of crosslinker and template strongly affected the performance of MIP while the amount of solvent slightly affected the performance of MIP. MIP synthesized under the optimal condition had adsorption capacity of 1.28 mgsterols/gads which were 1.13 times of NIP.
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