GLYCOSURF LLC

Salt Lake City, UT · Materials · Private

Surfactant-based ligands and ion flotation process for extracting rare earth elements from fracking waste and produced water sludges

New patent · Oct 20

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · glycosurf.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Salt Lake City, UT
Total capital: $5.7M

Federal grants: $5.7M; 12 awards · 2018–2026; Rank in peer group#60 of 84
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#25 of 84

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Bioinspired Green Glycolipids as Fugitive Dust Mitigation Agents$529K
Dec 2024Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Bioinspired Green Glycolipids as Fugitive Dust Mitigation Agents$511K
Apr 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Development of Novel Ligands used in Sludge Washing for Produced Water Value Extraction$1M
May 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Bioinspired Green Glycolipids as Fugitive Dust Mitigation Agents$173K
May 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Bioinspired Green Glycolipids as Fugitive Dust Mitigation Agents$173K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of Novel Ligands used in Ion Flotation for Produced Water Value Extraction$206K
Jun 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of Ligand-Associated Solid-Liquid Extraction Media System for Separation of High Purity Individual Rare Earth Elements from Coal-based Resources$256K

Show 5 earlier federal awards

May 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination$600K
May 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination$560K
May 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination$1.2M
Sep 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Glycolipids as Inexpensive Solid Supported Ligands for Uranium Remediation$225K
Mar 2018Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Novel Rhamnolipid Surfactants for (Recovery of Critical Elements and) Remediation of Metal Contaminated Waste Streams$225K

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Standing among 84 peers

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Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#25 · top 30%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Oct 20, 2026New patentGreen Methods of Carbohydrate AcetylationUSPTOUS 12,767,617
PendingPolymers Comprising Glycolipids And Methods For Producing And Using The SameUSPTOApplication 63289108

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.