The main objective was to develop a method to obtain SiC from tailings from the El Tablón community tailings dam, using petroleum coke as a reducing agent. The technical feasibility of the process was evaluated according ...

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo obtener y caracterizar nanocelulosa a partir del tallo de Selenicereus undatus (pitahaya de pulpa blanca), con la finalidad de valorizar este residuo agroindustrial subutilizado ...

The objective of this work is to evaluate the efficiency of acetic acid in inhibiting the growth of two pathogenic microorganisms (E. coli and Trichoderma spp) through the application of the contact plate method; acetic ...

In this study, nanocellulose was obtained from the pineapple crown (Ananas comosus), an agro-industrial residue with high availability and limited industrial utilization. The main objective was to evaluate the effectiveness ...

Gold is a strategic resource for Ecuador, the extraction of which has contributed significantly to the country's economic development. However, traditional beneficiation processes have limitations in recovery efficiency, ...

The research proposes the design of a pilot plant for the extraction of orange peel essential oil through steam distillation, using the waste generated at the "25 de Junio" market in the Machala canton as raw material. ...

The main objective of this study was to extract astaxanthin, a carotenoid with high antioxidant value, from shrimp residues (Litopenaeus vannamei), using edible vegetable oils (palm and sunflower) as green solvents. This ...

This research evaluated the use of biochar obtained from banana stems as an adsorbent material for the recovery of yttrium (Y³⁺) in aqueous solutions. The precursor material from banana stems was synthesized by incorporating ...

The growing consumer demand for healthy products that, in addition to providing essential nutrients, offer additional health benefits has driven the development of innovative functional foods. In this context, the present ...

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic condition characterized by the accumulation of fat in the liver in the absence of significant alcohol consumption, and has been strongly associated ...