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Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae

Paraffin is the most common wax produced worldwide, and it’s relatively common in cosmetics. But paraffin is made from petroleum, and a market has popped up for renewable alternatives to beauty products.

2023-06-29
Upwell Cosmetics licenses algae-derived wax for personal care

US startup Upwell Cosmetics has entered into an agreement with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) of Massachusetts and Western Washington University (WWU) to make and market a marine microalgae-derived wax for personal care products.

2023-04-12
WWU, Woods Hole Sign License Agreement for Upwell Cosmetics to Make and Market a Marine Microalga-Derived Wax 2023-04-10
Research Recap for Jan. 11 2021-01-11
Student Team Co-Authors New Paper in the Journal of Organic Chemistry 2019-05-01
Scientists produce two bio-fuels from single algae

Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both bio-diesel and jet fuel, a study says.

Algae contains fatty acids that can be converted into fatty acid methyl esters, or FAMEs, the molecules in…

2015-01-30
Western Professor Leads Research Team to Develop Potential Jet Fuel Made From Algae 2015-01-29
WWU chemist hopes to turn algae into biofuel

Ask consumers about the idea of switching from fossil fuel to biodiesel and two questions are likely to come up: Will biodiesel production hurt the environment? How much will the cost at the pump pinch their wallets?

Scientists are trying to produce biofuels that will answer both…

2013-02-25
O’Neil awarded $430K research potential algal biofuel 2012-09-26
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