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by gitgreen 2315 days ago
Algal oil is a potential substitute. There was a laundry detergent manufactured from algal oil instead of palm oil however there was pushback from consumers because the algae were genetically modified.

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/sep/29...

Scaling algal oil production is a problem that is currently being worked on.