Eco-friendly Fabrication of a Magnetic Dual-template Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for the Selective Enrichment of Organophosphorus Pesticides for Fruits and Vegetables

A magnetic dual-template molecularly imprinted polymer (DMIP) was successfully prepared in an aqueous medium and used as a sorbent for the selective extraction of organophosphorus pesticides prior to analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The binding properties and selectivity of DMIP toward organophosphorus were evaluated and compared with those of a non-imprinted polymer. The established magnetic dispersive solid-phase extraction (MDSPE) method using DMIP exhibited fast enrichment of the target analytes within 60 s for adsorption and 30 s for desorption. Good linearities in the range of 0.5-2000 μg L with coefficients of determination (R) greater than 0.9930 were observed. The method provides low limits of detection of 0.062-0.195 μg L and limits of quantification of 0.210-0.640 μg L with relative standard deviations of less than 9.5% for intra- and inter-day analyses. The enrichment factors ranged from 464 to 621. Satisfactory recoveries ranged from 81.3 to 110.0% with relative standard deviations below 11%.