--- title: Articles about Glucaric Acid and Other Chemical Production from Biomass | Kalion News description: Kalion News | Get the latest and timely information about the creation of chemicals from biomass. Specific focus is on Glucaric Acid and Glucoronic Acid as well as other derivative forms of the chemicals for Industrial, material, Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. --- [![logos](https://www.kalioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kalion_May18/logos.png?width=289&height=44&name=logos.png "logos")](https://www.kalioninc.com/) - [Products](https://www.kalioninc.com/products) - [Science](https://www.kalioninc.com/science) - [About](https://www.kalioninc.com/about) - [Articles](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3943254/de4707ce-8e41-4389-8ff4-70b67d1c9ae8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3943254/de4707ce-8e41-4389-8ff4-70b67d1c9ae8) # Kalion Articles & Publications Glucaric Acid ![leaf-icon](https://www.kalioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kalion_May18/leaf-icon.png?width=45&height=41&name=leaf-icon.png) Glucuronic Acid November 30, 2021 [![full-scale glucaric acid production](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/manufacturing-glucaric-acid-image.png)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-completes-first-full-scale-glucaric-acid-production) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Kalion completes first, full-scale glucaric acid production](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-completes-first-full-scale-glucaric-acid-production) *Industrial biotech company presents update and additional growth plan at leading industry conference * [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-completes-first-full-scale-glucaric-acid-production) October 12, 2021 [![Professor Kristala Jones Prather ’94](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/SO21_MIT_4B5A7203_web.jpeg)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/building-a-better-chemical-factory-out-of-microbes) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Building a better chemical factory—out of microbes](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/building-a-better-chemical-factory-out-of-microbes) Metabolic engineers have a problem: cells are selfish. The scientists want to use microbes to produce chemical compounds for industrial applications. The microbes prefer to concentrate on their own growth.  [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/building-a-better-chemical-factory-out-of-microbes) October 27, 2020 [![Agile Biofoundry](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/agile-bio-foundry.png)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-teams-with-agile-biofoundry-to-win-doe-grant-to-advance-bio-based-glucaric-acid) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Kalion Inc. Teams with Agile BioFoundry To Win DOE Grant to Advance Bio-based Glucaric Acid](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-teams-with-agile-biofoundry-to-win-doe-grant-to-advance-bio-based-glucaric-acid) [Kalion Inc.](https://www.kalioninc.com/) (pronounced KAL-LEE-ON), along with 8 other companies, was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive $5.7 million in funding with the [Agile BioFoundry](http://agilebiofoundry.org/) consortium ([agilebiofoundry.org](https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fagilebiofoundry.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7CDavinia.Salvachua%40nrel.gov%7Cd74e3a15cbd74264f0c808d843b629d1%7Ca0f29d7e28cd4f5484427885aee7c080%7C0%7C0%7C637333798782796275&sdata=PxQpZnxFygU%2Bf7yZSJOwvbMkCPR3rMtAsPxP6IiWtlM%3D&reserved=0)) to advance the fundamental understanding of industrial biotechnology. Kalion Inc. uses machine learning to accelerate the development of high-purity, low-cost glucaric acid. Glucaric acid and its related compounds enhance sustainability as well as improve the chemical properties of products and applications ranging from water treatment, polymers & textiles, coatings, detergents, and pharmaceuticals. [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-teams-with-agile-biofoundry-to-win-doe-grant-to-advance-bio-based-glucaric-acid) August 13, 2020 [![Kalion has been awarded a NSF Phase II SBIR grant](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/nsf.png)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-receives-nsf-phase-ii-sbir-grant-to-develop-bio-based-glucaric-acid) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Kalion Inc. Receives NSF Phase II SBIR Grant to Develop Bio-based Glucaric Acid](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-receives-nsf-phase-ii-sbir-grant-to-develop-bio-based-glucaric-acid) Milton, Massachusetts, July 30, 2020 – [Kalion Inc.](https://www.kalioninc.com/) (pronounced KAL-LEE-ON) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase II [Small Business Research (SBIR) grant for $746,822](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1951200&HistoricalAwards=false) to conduct research and development work improving the bio-based production of glucaric acid. Glucaric acid and its related compounds enhance sustainability as well as improve the chemical properties of products ranging from water treatment, polymers & textiles, coatings, detergents and pharmaceuticals. [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-inc.-receives-nsf-phase-ii-sbir-grant-to-develop-bio-based-glucaric-acid) January 6, 2020 [![fig_01](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/fig_01.png)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/catalyzing-commercialization-high-purity-glucaric-acid-produced-by-microbes) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Catalyzing Commercialization: High-Purity Glucaric Acid Produced by Microbes](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/catalyzing-commercialization-high-purity-glucaric-acid-produced-by-microbes) The American Institute of Chemical Engineers published this article about Kalion, Inc. in December 2019.  [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/catalyzing-commercialization-high-purity-glucaric-acid-produced-by-microbes) June 10, 2019 [![epa-logo](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/epa-logo.png)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/epa-honors-winners-of-the-2019-green-chemistry-challenge-awards) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [EPA Honors Winners of the 2019 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/epa-honors-winners-of-the-2019-green-chemistry-challenge-awards) ## *Innovative technologies decrease hazardous chemicals, reduce costs, and spur economic growth* [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/epa-honors-winners-of-the-2019-green-chemistry-challenge-awards) July 14, 2017 [![Kalion fermentation project](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/kalion-project-image.jpg)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/5-minutes-with-darcy-prather-president-of-kalion) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [5 minutes with… Darcy Prather, President of Kalion.](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/5-minutes-with-darcy-prather-president-of-kalion) > *"One of the greatest challenges dealing with technology this early in the supply chain is that it often requires you to re-think how you might operate throughout the value chain."* Our world demands more materials and polymers to respect the environment and transfer the billions spent on our oil based industries to renewable sources. The challenge arises when striking the balance between these desires and the practicalities of paying more for renewable substitutes. This means that more chemical companies are refining their production processes and the strategies they use to become more competitive on price. [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/5-minutes-with-darcy-prather-president-of-kalion) April 21, 2017 [![doe-national-laboratories](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/doe-national-laboratories.jpg)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/four-small-businesses-to-collaborate-with-berkeley-lab-through-small-business-vouchers) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Four Small Businesses to Collaborate with Berkeley Lab Through Small Business Vouchers](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/four-small-businesses-to-collaborate-with-berkeley-lab-through-small-business-vouchers) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 38 small businesses will collaborate with national lab researchers through the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot, including four that will work with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) in the areas of bioenergy and advanced manufacturing. The innovative SBV pilot facilitates access to the DOE national labs for U.S. small businesses, enabling them to tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology challenges for their advanced energy products and gain a global competitive advantage. Eight DOE national laboratories will receive funding to partner with [38 competitively selected small businesses](https://energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-new-national-laboratory-collaborations-38-small-businesses) across the country. [Continue Reading](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/four-small-businesses-to-collaborate-with-berkeley-lab-through-small-business-vouchers) March 4, 2016 [![Kalion-and-the-Warner-Babcock-Institute-for-Green-Chemistry-Join-Forces ](https://www.kalioninc.com/hubfs/Blog-Images/Kalion-and-the-Warner-Babcock-Institute-for-Green-Chemistry-Join-Forces%20.jpg)](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-and-the-warner-babcock-institute-for-green-chemistry-join-forces-to-create-high-value-technologies-derived-from-low-cost-glucaric-acid) [Kalion News](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/tag/kalion-news) [Darcy Prather](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/author/darcy-prather) ## [Kalion and the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry Join Forces to Create High-Value Technologies Derived from Low-Cost Glucaric Acid](https://www.kalioninc.com/articles/kalion-and-the-warner-babcock-institute-for-green-chemistry-join-forces-to-create-high-value-technologies-derived-from-low-cost-glucaric-acid) MILTON, Mass. and WILMINGTON, Mass., March 4, 2016  — The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, LLC (WBI) and [Kalion, Inc](https://www.kalioninc.com/about). (Kalion) announce their collaboration to create and develop prototypes for a wide array of novel technologies derived from glucaric acid. 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