Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes-Encapsulated Gellan Gum Membrane for Micro-Solid Phase Extraction of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Environmental Water and Beverages

Non-biodegradable plastics are an unresolved issue in solid waste management as recycling them is expensive. This study focused on formulating a biodegradable gellan gum (GG) membrane embedded with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as the adsorbent in the micro-solid phase extraction (µ-SPE) of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), i.e. phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene, in environmental water and fruit-juice...