Separation of monosaccharides by solid-phase extraction with ionic liquid-modified microporous polymers

Ionic liquid-modified porous polymers with large surface area and large amount of functional groups were developed and used in SPE to separate four monosaccharides. Adsorption isotherm showed that the sorbent with amino ionic liquid groups had the highest interaction with the target compounds. The mobile phase of acetonitrile/water 85:15 and 73:30 v/v can successfully separate the monosaccharides. The sorbent produced reproducible results and performed stably, demonstrating its potential applicability in the separation of extract from natural plant.