title: Electrocoagulation of quinone pigments.
abstract: Some representative quinones, viz. one naphthoquinone (plumbagin) and five anthraquinones (alizarin, purpurin, chrysazin, emodin, and anthrarufin), were subjected to electrocoagulation. It was found that the rate and extent of coagulation of these compounds appears to correlate with the number and relative position of their phenolic substituent groups, and that all of the coagulated quinones could be recovered. Attempts were then made to electrochemically isolate three quinones, namely plumbagin, morindone and erythrolaccin, from natural sources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Neeranuch
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chairungsi
authors.forename: Kanlaya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jumpatong
authors.forename: Patiwat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suebsakwong
authors.forename: Waya
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sengpracha
authors.forename: Weerachai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Phutdhawong
authors.forename: Duang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buddhasukh
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000737:chemistry; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D032066:Morinda / Q000737:chemistry; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000737:chemistry; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000737:chemistry*; D029606:Plumbaginaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D016227:Benzoquinones; D009285:Naphthoquinones; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; C004532:quinone; C010078:alizarin; C511975:purpurin anthraquinone; C014758:plumbagin