SBIR/STTR Research Award
Conversion of lignocellusic biomass to acrylates
Award amount
$175,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2025Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- EXELUS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2025-07-29
- Contract end date
- 2026-04-14
- UEI
- F3X4LHJZYT97
- Solicitation number
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-010774
- Topic code
- 8.8
Research abstract
This project will produce a vital class of commodity chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass at a cost estimated to be roughly half that of conventional, petroleum-derived acrylic acid. Switching to biomass-derived acrylates enables manufacturers to implement a more cost-efficient and eco-friendly production method, supporting broader goals of economic resilience
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Low-Cost Route to Glycols from Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts for the Production of Aromatic Derivatives
- Safe and Renewable Plasticizers from Cellulose
- Structured Catalyst for Efficient Production of Renewable Jet Fuel
- Upgrading of CO2 to Methanol with Integrated Photocatalysis
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Bio-Polyols from lignocellulosic Biomass
- High-performance vegan leather mimics using plant-based composites
- Consolidated Bioprocessing of Corn Stover to Ethanol Augmented by Spontaneous Particle Expansion Cotreatment
- Novel Soybean Binders for Animal Feeds: Conversion of a Biodiesel Byproduct (Soybean Hulls) into Value Added Feed Ingredients
- Alternative and Commercially Viable Biosurfactants from Agricultural Byproducts
Research funding history
39 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2025). Reported award amounts total $11,045,975. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture