We are incredibly proud of the team's unwavering dedication and breakthroughs over the past four years. Thrilled to be named one of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)'s Top 10 Start-Ups!
3D Walk Through 40KMTA Facility
Låkril has completed a comprehensive technoeconomic analysis that significantly de-risks our path to commercial scale. We successfully executed Front End Loading (FEL) Phase 1 engineering, validating competitive CAPEX estimates and key operational costs (OPEX) for a 40,000+ MT/year bio-acrylic acid plant.
The value stream for bio-AA begins with flexible, global sourcing of bio-feedstocks such as corn (U.S. and China), sugarcane (Brazil, India, Thailand), sugar beets (Europe, Russia), and other sugar-rich crops and waste products from any region, enabling localized production and reduced supply chain risks while leveraging regional cost advantages.
Feedstock independence allows integration with existing fermentation infrastructure from the top lactic acid producers. Låkril converts their lactic acid output into drop-in Bio-AA via a single step dehydration reaction using thermochemical catalyst technology.
Låkril Technologies imagines a future where drop-in industrial chemicals are produced from bio-based sugars rather than petroleum, thus alleviating reformulation costs and advancing rural biomanufacturing. In the next 5 years, a critical need is a transition to low carbon chemicals at the lowest possible cost to society.
We sell catalyst and licenses processes utilizing a patent-pending catalyst system to produce acrylic acid and the acrylate derivatives from bio-derived lactic acid. Your coating solution, adhesive or SAP formulation can now be bio-based and meet your customer’s exacting requirements without breaking the bank.
We work and partner with companies in the acrylics value chain to decarbonize this broad industry as our technology provides significant carbon reduction and can allow carbon sequestration during production of drop-in replacements. Contact us, and let’s get started on sustainable adhesives and coatings!
MN Corn Podcast: Lakril Catalyzes Bioacrylic Acid from Corn - August 2024
Chris Nicholas, co-founder and president of Låkril Technologies, discusses the company’s advancements in developing a bioacrylic acid.
Research Partners
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Illinois Corn Marketing Board
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Indiana Corn Marketing Council
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Corn Marketing Program of Michigan
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United States Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Phase II SBIR
Corn-Derived Ethyl Lactate for Sustainable Production of Biobased Acrylic Acid from High Water Content Feeds over FAU Zeolite-based Catalysts
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United States Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy - Phase I SBIR
Non-Oxidative Regeneration Processes for Na-FAU based catalysts for Decarbonization of the Acrylic Acid Industry through Biomanufacturing
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National Science Foundation
Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) - Phase I STTR
Effect of Alcohol Concentration on Lactic to Acrylic Selectivity and Deactivation Rate over Na-FAU Zeolite Catalysts
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Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council