A simple and rapid method using micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) was developed for the separation and determination
of acrylamide in potato chips at low levels for the first time. The experimental conditions for the separation and quantification of acrylamide
were optimized at first. The optimized conditions were: 50 mmol/L Na2B4O7 and 40 mmol/L SDS at pH 10.0, 12 kV applied voltage, 76 cm total
length (67 cm effective length) and 75 m i.d. capillary, 198 nm wavelength, 15 cm high 25 s hydrodynamics sample injection, 20 ◦C air-cooling.
The linear response of acrylamide concentration ranges from 0.5 to 100 g/mL with high correlation coefficient (r = 0.9986, n = 9). The LOD and
LOQ were estimated to be 0.1 and 0.33 g/mL based on S/N = 3 and 10. The precision values (expressed as R.S.D.) of intra- and inter-day were
0.86–4.35% and 2.61–9.65%, respectively. Recoveries spiked at levels 2, 20, 60 g/mL ranged between 90.86% and 99.6% with R.S.D. less than
6.5%. Finally, the developed method has been applied to the analysis of real samples and has achieved satisfactory results. All of these indicated
that it was a reliable method for the quantification of acrylamide in potato chips.
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