Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SF5-P091
PHYSICS PROPERTIES OF MUCILAGE OF O. FICUS INDICA AND O.
SPINULIFERA
Lorena Vargas Rodriguez 1 , Manuel Luna Ramírez 1 , Brandon Iván León Bata 2 , Carlos Hernán
Herrera Méndez 1 , Ricardo Navarro Mendoza 3
1 Universidad de Guanajuato, Departamento de Ing. Agroindustrial. División de C. de la S. e
Ingenierías. Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico. 2 Universidad de
Guanajuato, Lic. en Ing. Agroindustrial. División de C. de la Salud e Ingenierías. Campus Celaya-
Salvatierra. Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico. 3 Universidad de Guanajuato, Departamento
de Química. División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Mexico.
In the present paper, mucilage of Opuntia ficus indica and Opuntia spinulifera
were studied using different characterizations. Determining in both cases
excellent thermoregulatory behavior with a value of Cp 1 cal / g- o C. The
antioxidant capacity in metals as Al, Sn and Fe coated with the mucilage was
evaluated, obtaining and excellent protection by Al and Fe against HCl (40 %)
and alkali NaOH (40 %) respectively, at room temperature. Its electrolytic
character was also confirmed with electrolysis experiments, determining
conduction higher values for O. spinulifera. According to our preliminary results,
they offer promissing applications of the mucilage in non-traditionals areas.
Keywords: mucilage, Opuntia, physics properties
Presenting authors email: vargasrlorena2016@outlook.com