RiKarbon's Renewable Alternative to Petroleum-based Resources (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

RiKarbon's Renewable Alternative to Petroleum-based Resources

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Researchers at RiKarbon are combining plant scraps and natural oils, through chemistry, to engineer a bio-based oil that can be used as a renewable alternative to typical petroleum-based resources used in everything from popular skin lotions and sunscreens to lubricants for shipping, agriculture, food processing and hydropower production, among other things.

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Illustration by Jeffrey Chase

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