Abstract:
The high production of mango seeds (Mangifera indica linnaeus.) in the Dominican Republic,
and especially those from processing companies of this fruit, represents an opportunity to find
new possibilities that lead to the use of these wastes in different scenarios. The oils are mainly
used for human consumption, animal feed, soaps, cosmetics, biodiesel production and hybrid
vehicle motor fuels. In accordance with the above, it is necessary to provide innovative proposals
aimed at finding new sources of vegetable oil that allow providing new alternatives in the
production of this resource. This new alternative of the use of mango would be an alternative for
the use of by-products from the food industry and thus contribute to the reduction of possible
environmental impacts. In this investigation it was concluded that the percentage of oil extraction
using enzymes was low compared to the extraction by hexane. The mango seed was hydrolyzed
using a ternary combination of 65% Alcalase, 25% Viscozyme L and 10% Neutrase. The
enzymatic methodology presents an alternative for the extraction of mango seed oil with
cosmetic and food applications. |
