Synthesis of graphene oxide from agave fiberby hydrothermal method.

Lignocellulosic residues are an important biomass source in Mexico, which can be considered as starting materials for obtaining carbon materials. In this work, carbon materials were produced by pyrolysis of agave fiber (AF). The results obtained revealed that the hydrothermal process was successfully used for the synthesis of carbon fibers and subsequently potentiate the production of graphite sheets and graphene oxide (GO), after determining and optimizing the reaction conditions.

Polyphenolic content and bactericidal effect of Mexican and .

In this study, total phenolics, total flavonoids, hesperidin and ascorbic acid contents in bagasse, juice and seed of mexican sweet lime () and mandarine () were determined at two commercial maturity stages (maturation index), as well as their bactericidal effect on and . The results showed that bagasses had the highest total phenolics, total flavonoids, and hesperidin content for both, , and ; highest ascorbic acid contents were found in juice (3.36 ± 0.