Incorporating Georgia-grown peanut oil into paint formulations for sustainability

Kat Gilmore on July 18, 2025

These researchers from the UGA New Materials Institute painted a flammable cabinet with their research project—a paint formulation with oil from Georgia-grown peanuts. The paint, and its primer, can be formulated in any color, for interior or exterior applications. Thank you to the Georgia Peanut Commission for funding this work to identify new products that help support the growth of Georgia’s peanut industry! From left: Madeline Green, a PhD candidate, and Michael Broich, lead PhD scientist on this project, both from the Locklin Group. Photo by Jason Locklin.

These researchers from the UGA New Materials Institute painted a flammable cabinet with their research project—a paint formulation with oil from Georgia-grown peanuts. The paint, and its primer, can be formulated in any color, for interior or exterior applications. Thank you to the Georgia Peanut Commission for funding this work to identify new products that help support the growth of Georgia’s peanut industry! From left: Madeline Green, a PhD candidate, and Michael Broich, lead PhD scientist on this project, both from the Locklin Group. Photo provided by Jason Locklin.