Abstract: Enhancing photocatalytic selectivity is essential for the effective and efficient utilization of catalysts.In this study, a molecularly imprinted polymer POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2, designated as MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2, was successfully synthesized via photopolymerization using pyridine as a template.The resulting MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 was characterized through Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, SEM, X-ray diffraction, XPS, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 exhibited enhanced charge transfer and efficient separation of photogenerated carriers, as confirmed by photoluminescence measurements, electrochem. impedance spectroscopy anal., and photocurrent response (I-t) curve evaluations.When the concentration of pyridine in simulated oil reached 80 μg/g, with an amount of 1.6 g/L for MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 and an illumination time of 120 min, the degradation rate of pyridine achieved 80%, which is 1.57 times greater than that observed using NMIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2.After an adsorption for 30 min, MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 exhibited the adsorption capacity of 5 mg/g, attributed to the large number of molecularly imprinted pores on its surface.In various mixed systems, the selectivity coefficients for pyridine using MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 consistently exceeded 1.5, which can be attributed to the selective adsorption properties of the imprinted pores within the polymers that preferentially recognize and remove pyridine.Furthermore, after five cycles, the photocatalytic degradation rate of pyridine by MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 can still reach 77%, indicating that MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 possesses good stability.Trapping experiments demonstrated that superoxide radicals (·O2-) and holes (h+) were the predominant active species in photocatalytic reactions.Addnl., a proposed mechanism for photocatalytic denitrification utilizing MIP-POPD/Bi2O3/CeO2 was presented.This study provides a promising strategy for designing Bi-based mol. imprinting photocatalysts aimed at efficiently removing low-concentration, highly toxic target pollutants from mixed samples.