Monday, March 20, 2023
A new professor at Waterloo Engineering is using biology to produce a green ingredient that is in demand in the cosmetics and personal care industry.
Dr. Christian Euler, a chemical engineering professor, is co-founder of a company that makes the first bio-based glycolic acid from carbon dioxide using a fermentation process. Traditionally, glycolic acid is made from a byproduct of refining oil.
“We need to be thinking about how we can turn what is considered a waste stream that has detrimental effects into something that is valuable and repurpose it to solve grand challenges,” Euler said.
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