Material Information
- Title:
- SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF THE HERBICIDE PROMETON USING MAGNETIC MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED NANOPARTICLES
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Setti, Suzanne
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Publication Date:
- 2014
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Natural Sciences
- Area of Concentration:
- Chemistry
Subjects
- Genre:
- bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Notes
- Abstract:
- Magnetic molecularly imprinted core-shell nanoparticles (magnetite core, silica shell)
were prepared for the selective removal of prometon, a commonly detected herbicide in
urban areas, from solution. In theory, prometon binds to surface sites which are tailored
to the shape and size of prometon and which contain specific hydrogen bonding partners
and the magnetic cores allow for easy removal of the bound prometon from solution. The
extent of prometon removal was monitored via UV spectroscopy from 200-300 nm. Adsorption
studies carried out with the synthesized nanoparticles revealed that approximately
1.5% of the prometon in solution adsorbed to the nanoparticles after 30 minutes. While
comparable to results in the literature, these results were difficult to duplicate. Surface
binding sites were also simulated using Gaussian 09 and visualized using VMD. These ab
initio calculations could prove to be useful for both predicting the extent of rebinding in a
particular imprinted structure as well as a design tool for exploring candidates for future
improvements.
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Suzanne Setti
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014
- General Note:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- General Note:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida Libraries, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
- General Note:
- Faculty Sponsor: Shipman, Suzanne
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Resource Identifier:
- Classification:
- S.T. 2014 S48
- System ID:
- AA00024809:00001
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