Extraction of hell mucilag of Theobroma cacao L. for use in clarification of juices of Saccharum officinarum

The vegetable mucilages traditionally used to clarify sugarcane juices come from balsa wood, guácimo and cadillo, although cocoa shells can also be used. The objective was to establish the state of maturity, chopping condition and time of immersion in water of the national cocoa shell to obtain a na...

• Main Author: Fernández Escobar, Ángel Oliverio (author)
• Other Authors: Erazo Solórzano, Cyntia Yadira (author), Torres Segarra, Carlos Vicente (author), Torres Navarrete, Emma Danielly (author), Tuárez García, Diego Armando (author), Díaz Ocampo, Raúl Gilberto (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: floculante; viscosidad; solución mucilaginosa; maceración; pintón; flocculant; viscosity; mucilaginous solution; maceration
• Online Access: https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/cyt/article/view/540