Síntesis y caracterización del aceite de las semillas de Chayotillo (Sicyos Deppei) para la producción de biodiesel así como para investigar la toxina que esta semilla contiene que produce un efecto paralizante en los animales que la consumen

Abstract

The present research project aims to synthesize the oil from the seeds of the Chayotillo plant (Sicyos Deppei) by a chemical method through the soxhlet equipment, which consists of hexane reflux for the extraction of the seed oil from the plant. Chayotillo plant for its possible application in the production of biodiesel, the characterization of the oil of the seed will be done by infrared spectroscopy, the calculation of the percentage of oil contained in the seed, the color of the oil and investigate if the oil is found the toxin that produces a crippling effect in the animals that consume it when this corn comes when it is harvested with a harvester machine and it could be that if this seed were stirred in the corn that is used to make tortillas it could cause this same effect on the human being, once obtained the results will be spread among the people of the rural areas of the region of Tula-Tepeji.