Development of selective sorbent materials for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment

Abstract

In this thesis, synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers with molecular recognition for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as well as the application of the polymers as pre-concentration and clean-up sorbents in the determination of these compounds in various environmental matrices is described. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes are also investigated as alternative sorbents for the determination of PCBs in aqueous environment.