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Evaluación de la extracción de principios activos de ortiga (Urtica dioica) y agraz (Vaccinium meridionale) mediante el uso de hidrocavitación
Fecha
2019-08Autor
Malagón Romero, Dionisio Humberto
Forero Rubiano, Ricardo Alberto
Nausa Galeano, Gloria Astrid
Institución
Resumen
Colombia has privileged geographical conditions, thanks to which, it has a great variety of available plant species. However, most of the products obtained from them usually have a low transformation and therefore low added value. This project aims to obtain natural extracts from two plants, nettle (Urtica dioica) and agraz (Vaccinium meridionale), which are widely cultivated in the country and which have a great projection for the formulation of products in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. . For this purpose, hydrocavitation will be evaluated as a novel extraction method, which has not been reported in the literature so far and which the Universidad Santo Tomás has, thanks to the development promoted at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Understanding that the present project covers only the first stage, obtaining the extracts, this will be the starting point for the future formulation of products with high added value.