ABSTRACT
Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are frequently used as explosives,
pesticides, pharmaceutical, organic solvents and sometimes as
intermediates in the chemical industry. Determination of these
compounds is of most important because of security, environmental
and health concerns. In spite of availability to various methods
for determination of nitroaromatic compounds, electrochemical
techniques have attracted more attentions because, these techniques
can be applied simply for the construction of the reliable and
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compounds. However, in order to successfully determine NACs by
electrochemical techniques there is an urgent need for selective
chemical interfaces to be used in the surface of the electrochemical
transducers. The integration of molecularly imprinted polymers as
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selectivity and high sensitivity. The aim of this chapter is to explain
the role of MIP materials in design and construction of high selective
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preparation of MIP for NACs, regardless to the application aims, are
presented. Following a concise discussion on the electrochemistry
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