Diseño conceptual de un proceso para la producción de ingredientes bioactivos a partir de subproductos agroindustriales

Abstract

Abstract: Mango by-products have many bioactive ingredients that provide a medicinal contribution thanks to their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help reduce discomfort in chronic diseases. Therefore, in the present work, a conceptual design was developed to obtain extracts of bioactive ingredients present in the fibrous mango pulp through the supercritical fluid technique using CO2 and ethanol. The process design begins with the appropriate raw material, the solvent that is subjected to supercritical pressure conditions at 200 bar and a temperature of 45°C through four main equipment: Extractor, pressurizing pump, exchangers and cyclone separator. The capacity of this plant is given to produce 1.045 kg of fibrous pulp extract. With respect to the economic evaluation of the process, the cost analysis was carried out to determine the cost of starting up the process plant, after adding the fixed and variable costs, a final value of $131.205,32 was obtained as a necessary investment. for the operation and production of the plant.