Selective recognition of salicylic acid employing new fluorescent imprinted membrane functionalized with poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM)-encapsulated Eu(TTA)3phen

Selective fluorescent molecularly imprinted membrane (FMIM) for salicylic acid (SA) was successfully prepared by phase inversion technique with SA as template molecule, chitosan (CHI) as functional polymer , and Eu(TTA) 3 phen/PAMAM composed of Eu(TTA) 3 phen and the dendrimer (PAMAM) as the fluorophore, which was characterized by SEM, AFM, and XPS techniques. The introduction of the hydrophilic Eu(TTA) 3 phen/PAMAM into FMIM was able to improve the flux and the adsorption capacity of SA with good fluorescent stability. Among the FMIM, the FMIM2 prepared with 2.0% Eu(TTA) 3 phen/PAMAM in the cast membrane fluid was the optimal fluorescent imprinted membrane for selective detection of SA, which displayed a relatively wider linear range and lower limit of detection (LOD) (24 mg L −1 ). The imprinted FMIM2 could selectively detect the SA from complicated samples without obvious interference from analogues compared to the non-imprinted FNIM2. Moreover, the FMIM had promising recycling performance. It can be potentially used as an alternative imprinted membrane for selective detection and separation of trace SA in water.