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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering  2013, Vol. 7 Issue (1): 72-78   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-013-1305-x
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Purification of artemisinin from quercetin by anti-solvent crystallization
Purification of artemisinin from quercetin by anti-solvent crystallization
Chandrakant R. MALWADE, Haiyan QU(), Ben-Guang RONG, Lars P. CHRISTENSEN
Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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Abstract

In the present work, anti-solvent crystallization of artemisinin from four different organic solvents (methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, and acetone) was studied. Water was used as anti-solvent. The effect of an impurity (quercetin) on the performance of anti-solvent crystallization of artemisinin was investigated. The fundamental process data such as solubility of artemisinin in pure organic solvents and their binary mixtures with varying composition water were measured at room temperature. The solubility of quercetin was measured only in pure organic solvents at room temperature. Anti-solvent crystallization experiments were designed based on the fundamental process data determined. Firstly, the anti-solvent crystallization of artemisinin without impurity was performed from all four organic solvents and then the experiments were repeated with addition of an impurity (quercetin) while keeping all other process parameters constant. Two different concentrations of impurity, i.e., 10% and 50% of its solubility, in the respective organic solvents at room temperature were used. The effect of impurity on performance of anti-solvent crystallization was evaluated by comparing the yield and purity of the artemisinin obtained with those in the absence of impurity. Results of the present work demonstrated that the presence of quercetin in the solution does not affect the final yield of artemisinin from the solution of each of four organic solvents used. However, the purity of artemisinin crystals were reduced when quercetin concentration was 50% of its solubility in all solvents studied.

Key wordsanti-solvent crystallization    artemisinin    quercetin    solubility    Artemisia annua
收稿日期: 2012-10-10      出版日期: 2013-03-05
Corresponding Author(s): QU Haiyan,Email:haq@kbm.sdu.dk   
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. Purification of artemisinin from quercetin by anti-solvent crystallization[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2013, 7(1): 72-78.
Chandrakant R. MALWADE, Haiyan QU, Ben-Guang RONG, Lars P. CHRISTENSEN. Purification of artemisinin from quercetin by anti-solvent crystallization. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2013, 7(1): 72-78.
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Fig.1  
Solvent composition /vol-%Solubility /(mg?mL–1)
MethanolAcetoneAcetonitrileEthanol
10037175.6206.524.9
9022.1112187.818
8011.660133.612
70630673.7
604.21236.42.5
501.14170.9
40116.4<0.1
30<0.1<0.11.9<0.1
20<0.1<0.1<0.1<0.1
10<0.1<0.1<0.1<0.1
Tab.1  
SolventSolubility /(mg?mL–1)
Methanol5
Acetone67
Acetonitrile1
Ethanol13
Tab.2  
Sample pointAnti-solvent added /mLYield of artemisinin /wt-%Purity of artemisinin /%
Aa)Bb)Aa)Bb)Aa)Bb)
146.2750.7885.357.9199.1586.37
292.7064.2394.783.3397.8686.23
3130.877.6897.788.7797.8489.78
4183.93232.697.998.6797.6773.45
Tab.3  
Fig.2  
Fig.2  
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Fig.5  
ExperimentSolventQuercertin concentration /(mg?mL–1)Artemisinin product purity /%Artemisinin product yield wt-%
1Methanol092.2497.29
20.5a91.2797.27
32.5b76.1898.33
4Acetone098.9598.92
56.7a92.8198.67
633.5b73.4598.67
7Acetonitrile099.6198.69
80.1a99.2598.27
90.5b90.2598.47
10Ethanol090.9483.99
111.3a91.8987.63
126.5b84.7186.73
Tab.4  
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Fig.6  
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