Låkril Technologies to commercialize biobased acrylics production technology
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Låkril Technologies has licensed catalyst technology from the University of Minnesota to convert corn-derived lactic acid to biobased acrylics that provide at least 35% CO2 emission reduction when comparing to petroleum-derived acrylics.
Press release: “Låkril Technologies Launches Business to Convert Lactic Acid to Sustainable Bio-based Acrylics”, 08/11/2021.
Related posts: “Biobased acrylic acid”, 05/05/2021.
Figure 1. Låkril Technologies to commercialize biobased acrylics technology (taken from the website of the company)
Låkril Technologies aims to commercialize sustainable acrylics at prices that compete with traditional refining approaches based on fossil sources. According to the company, its thermochemical technology provides outstanding yields of biobased based acrylics from lactic acid allowing it to achieve competitive economics with petroleum-based products.
This bioacrylics technology breakthrough was invented at the University of Minnesota with funding from the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP), a National Science Foundation Center for Chemical Innovation focused on sustainable polymer research. Låkril Technologies has already secured $200,000 in research funding from the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council. These research funds come from the farm families of Minnesota and Indiana and their corn check-off investment and enable the company to establish a laboratory and advance the initial discovery toward commercialization.