In this study, a unique magnetic molecularly imprinted
polymer (MMIP) adsorbent towards bisphenol A (BPA) as a
template molecule was developed by bulk polymerization using
β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) as a co-monomer with methacrylic acid
(MAA) to form MMIP MAA–βCD as a new adsorbent. β-CD
was hybridized with MAA to obtain water-compactible
imprinting sites for the effective removal of BPA from aqueous
samples. Benzoyl peroxide and trimethylolpropane
trimethacrylate were used as the initiator and cross-linker,
respectively. The adsorbents were characterized by Fourier
transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electronic
microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample
magnetometer, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller and X-ray diffraction.
1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to
characterize the MAA–βCD and BPA–MAA–βCD complex.
Several parameters influencing the adsorption efficiency of BPA
such as adsorbent dosage, pH of sample solution, contact time,
initial concentrations and temperature as well as selectivity and
reusability study have been evaluated. MMIP MAA–βC
