Application of Electrocoagulation to the Isolation of Alkaloids
Nathaporn Phutthawong, Kanlaya Jampatong, Neeranuch Chairungsi, Sunanta Wangkarn, and Duang Buddhasu* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: duang@chiangmai.ac.th
Volume: Vol.34 No.1 (JANUARY 2007)
Research Article
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Received: 18 August 2006, Revised: -, Accepted: 26 October 2006, Published: -
Citation: Phutthawong N., Jampatong K., Chairungsi N., Wangkarn S. and Buddhasu D., Application of Electrocoagulation to the Isolation of Alkaloids, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2007; 34(1): 127-133.
Abstract
Electrocoagulation technique was applied to the isolation of seven known alkaloids. The result showed that they could be extracted successfully with a yield comparable to that obtained by conventional methods. However, with respect to the number and amount of organic solvents used in the isolation process, all isolations incorporating electrocoagulation as a fractionating step utilized a minimum number and amount of organic solvents, especially those that were notorious for harming the environment.