Imprinted Polymer Inclusion Membrane Based Potentiometric Sensor for Determination and Quantification of Diethyl Chlorophosphate in Natural Waters

Biomimetic potentiometric sensor for the determination of diethyl chlorophosphate was developed using im- printed polymer inclusion membrane strategy. Semi-covalent imprinted and non-imprinted polymer particles were synthesized and found that non-imprinted polymer inclusion membrane was unstable in contrast to im- printed polymer inclusion membrane in determination and quantification of diethyl chlorophosphate. Im- printed polymer inclusion membrane based sensor found to be pH dependant with a 5 min equilibrium response time at pH = 10.5 and linearly responds to diethyl chlorophosphate in the concentration range of 1 × 10^–9 to 1 × 10^–4 and 1 × 10^–4 to 1 × 10^–1 mol●L^–9 with a detection limit of 1 × 10^–9 mol●L^–1 (0.17 ppb). It was found that diethyl chlorophosphate response was selective against various selected interferents like pinacolyl methylphosphonate, dimethyl methyl phosphonate, methylphosphonic acid, Phorate and 2, 4-D. The devel- oped sensor was found to be stable for 3 months and can be reusable more than 30 times without loosing sensitivity. The developed sensor was successfully applied for the determination of diethyl chlorophosphate in natural waters