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Polyether sulfone flat-sheet membrane impregnated with Mn–Al layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for green microfiltration of acrylamide in cocoa products

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A new polyether sulfone (PES) membrane modified with manganese-aluminum layered double hydroxide (Mn-Al LDH) was prepared and utilized in the membrane micro-solid phase extraction (M-µSPE) of acrylamide for the first time. The analyses were conducted using HPLC-UV. The extraction efficiency of the PES membrane was enhanced two-fold with the addition of LDH. The fabricated LDH@PES was characterized using ATR-FTIR, SEM, XRD, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. The specific surface area, average pore diameter, thickness, cross-sectional channels, and LDH particle size of the LDH@PES membrane were determined. The extraction key factors including membrane composition, desorption conditions, sample pH, and salt concentration were studied. The method was validated by determining the limit of detection, the limit of quantification, linear range, r2, matrix effect, enrichment factor, and precision. Extraction recoveries ranged from 87.4 to 103.5% with RSD < 5.9%. Finally, the method’s green features were assessed with the AGREE protocol. This is the first report on the application of LDH@PES for microfiltration/extraction of acrylamide in various chocolate and cocoa products.

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Nabavi Fard, A., Sereshti, H. Polyether sulfone flat-sheet membrane impregnated with Mn–Al layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for green microfiltration of acrylamide in cocoa products. Microchim Acta 191, 385 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-024-06462-6

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