Mescal an Alcoholic Beverage From Agave spp. With Great Commercial Potential

Rheokinetic and efectiveness during the phenol removal in mescal vinasses with a rotary disks photocatalytic reactor (RDPR)

“…In Mexico, mescal production has impacted the daily activities of Mexican communities that over time have given an ecological and economic importance to the mescal production. However, it is also a considerable environmental pollution source due to the organic content in their waste emissions (Martínez, et al, 2019). Mexican distilleries produce nearly 8 million liters of mescal per year.…”

“…They also make about 90 million liters of mescal vinasses (residues obtained after the fermented sugars by distillation from different agave species). This liquid waste of acidic nature is very aggressive toward the environment because of its high volume of toxic and recalcitrant organic matter (Martínez et al, 2019). Vinasses contain chemical constituents such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphate, chlorides, lactic acid, glycerol, ethanol, acetic acid and large amounts of phenol, recalcitrant compound considered an undesirable contaminant, because it gives to the unpleasant organoleptic characteristics and it is harmful to human health, among other environmental problems (Croeser et al, 2019).…”

Phytochemical Analysis and Amoebicidal Evaluation of Different Agave Species

“…The genus Agave consists of approximately 200 species; 150 are in Mexico, with 119 endemics [17][18][19]. This plant has been used principally to produce distilled alcoholic beverages, representing an economic benefit of billions of dollars yearly [20][21][22]. However, during production, a considerable amount of waste is generated, including the plant's spiky leaves [21][22][23].…”