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UASLP works in a research project, for the application of Candelilla wax in food products. NOV. 09/2005  The Department of Chemistry of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí-UASLP in Spanish), is conducting a research project on the use of Candelilla wax to develop organogels, in blends with vegetable Continue Reading

Financing granted for the Candelilla Institute first research and development projects. NOV. 09/2005  The Government of the State of Nuevo Leon and the National Council for Science and Technology approved a financing package for the projects presented as “Innovation for Candelilla Wax production, using for the extraction of the wax different solvents, incorporating new cultivation Continue Reading

Ends CIQA Project for Optimizing Candelilla Wax Removal. OCT. 31/2005  Candelilla Institute has decided to go ahead with the basic engineering for the design of a pilot plant based on solvent extraction, for the production of high purity Candelilla wax. The decision is made after evaluating the economic feasibility of an industrial plant based on Continue Reading

Candelilla Institute approves research project on Candelilla plant cultivation. OCT. 12/2005  Candelilla Institute has approved an integral research project, on the diverse cultivation techniques that could lead to assuring the Candelilla plant survival, in terms of sustainable development. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Universidad de Continue Reading

Candelilla Institute starts Viability Studies for New Technologies Application. JAN. 21/2005  With the collaboration of the Research Center in Applied Chemistry (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada “CIQA” in Spanish), Candelilla Institute has started activities to determine the economic viability of applying new technologies in Candelilla wax production. Solvent based-extraction processes are being analyzed, whose Continue Reading