Walfred Rosas-Flores

Dr. Walfred Rosas-Flores

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Durango Institute of Technology

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2020 in LWT
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BMBlanca E. Morales-Contreras
Blanca E. Morales-Contreras
LWL. Wicker
L. Wicker
Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
JCJuan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel
Juan Carlos Contreras-Esquivel
JGJ.A. Gallegos-Infante
J.A. Gallegos-Infante
JMJuliana Morales-Castro
Juliana Morales-Castro

1 October 2013 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
EREmma Gloria Ramos-Ramírez
Emma Gloria Ramos-Ramírez
JSJuan Alfredo Salazar-Montoya
Juan Alfredo Salazar-Montoya

1 December 2020 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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RMRaul E. Martínez-Herrera
Raul E. Martínez-Herrera
MHMaría Elizabeth Alemán Huerta
María Elizabeth Alemán Huerta
VCVerónica Almaguer Cantú
Verónica Almaguer Cantú
Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
VMVíctor J. Martínez-Gómez
Víctor J. Martínez-Gómez
Olga miriam Rutiaga QuiñonesOlga miriam Rutiaga Quiñones
Olga miriam Rutiaga Quiñones

1 January 2018 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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BMBlanca E. Morales-Contreras
Blanca E. Morales-Contreras
Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
JCJuan C. Contreras-Esquivel
Juan C. Contreras-Esquivel
LWLouise Wicker
Louise Wicker
JMJuliana Morales-Castro
Juliana Morales-Castro

29 June 2020 in Processes
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Rafael Gomes AraújoRafael Gomes Araújo
Rafael Gomes Araújo
RRRosa María Rodríguez-Jasso
Rosa María Rodríguez-Jasso
HRHéctor A. Ruiz
Héctor A. Ruiz
MSMayela Govea Salas
Mayela Govea Salas
Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
Cristobal N. AguilarCristobal N. Aguilar
Cristobal N. Aguilar
Avocado seeds are an agroindustrial residue widely produced in Mexico that are causing various environmental problems due to their accumulation. The evaluation of avocado residues to recover biopolymers by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and the characterization of avocado starch properties were studied in the present work. A central-composite design was used to optimize the MAE process. Moreover, a comparison was performed between MAE non-isothermal mode (NO–ISO) and conventional extraction. Starch optimization by MAE was obtained at 161.09 °C for 56.23 min with an extraction yield of 49.52% ± 0.69%, while with NO–ISO at 161 °C was obtained 45.75% ± 2.18%. Conventional extraction was 39.04% ± 2.22%. Compared with conventional starch, MAE starch showed similar proprieties and molecular spectra. In contrast, MAE starch showed high solubility, low water absorption capacity, a non-granular structure with small particle size (<2 µm) and polydispersity of fragments at different sizes of polymers. Therefore, MAE is a viable technology to extract the starch, and avocado seed can be considered an excellent starch source for the development of novel functional foods, contributing to promoting sustainability across the food chain.

1 June 2019 in Food Research International
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IOI.E. Ojeda-Serna
I.E. Ojeda-Serna
NRNuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzman
Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzman
JGJose Alberto Gallegos-Infante
Jose Alberto Gallegos-Infante
MCM.H. Cháirez-Ramírez
M.H. Cháirez-Ramírez
Walfred Rosas-FloresWalfred Rosas-Flores
Walfred Rosas-Flores
RGRuben F. Gonzalez-Laredo
Ruben F. Gonzalez-Laredo