Disperse Red 60, or 1-amino-4-hydroxy-2-phenoxyanthraquinone, is a popular

disperse dye Disperse dye is a category of synthetic dye intended for polyester and related hydrophobic fibers. Disperse dyes are polar molecules containing anthraquinone or azo groups. It is estimated that 85% of disperse dyes are azos or anthraquinone dyes. ...

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anthraquinone Anthraquinone, also called anthracenedione or dioxoanthracene, is an aromatic organic compound with formula . Isomers include various quinone derivatives. The term anthraquinone however refers to the isomer, 9,10-anthraquinone (IUPAC: 9,10-dioxo ...

family of dyes. It is a dark red solid that is insoluble in water but soluble in dichloromethane. Because Disperse Red 60 is produced on a large scale, its disposal or degradation has received considerable attention.{{cite journal, doi=10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.07.030, title=Degradation of dyes in aqueous solutions by the Fenton process, year=2004, last1=Xu, first1=Xiang-Rong, last2=Li, first2=Hua-Bin, last3=Wang, first3=Wen-Hua, last4=Gu, first4=Ji-Dong, journal=Chemosphere, volume=57, issue=7, pages=595–600, pmid=15488921, bibcode=2004Chmsp..57..595X, url=http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/23586

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