About Safion Renewables
Safion develops biotechnology and catalytic platforms for lower-carbon chemicals and fuels, engineered around the realities of recovery, capital, infrastructure and market adoption.
About Safion
Safion was founded by scientists and engineers from the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory). Safion translates fundamental science into practical systems with a clear route through pilot operation, commercial economics and partner deployment.
Two technology platforms
Both platforms begin with a difficult decarbonization bottleneck and work backward from the requirements of the industrial market that receives the product.
An extracellular C10–C12 polyol-lipid platform designed for straightforward recovery, self-acidifying fermentation and mature hydrotreating infrastructure. The C10–C12 chain length is ideally suited for conversion into SAF-range hydrocarbons.
Explore Cocura Oil™A dedicated route to lower-carbon, ultra-high-purity acetonitrile with a modular path toward the solvents that dominate pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Explore Renewable SolventsSafion pairs de-risked core technology with existing assets, established refining and distribution networks, and market-backed scale-up.
Contact usCompany evolution
Foundational work was published in Science and recognized with an R&D 100 Award.
National-lab research was translated into company-owned process, purification and biotechnology programs.
Safion built and commissioned its Louisville pilot facility and produced material from both technology platforms.
Low-carbon bio-acetonitrile and low-CI Massoia lactone flavoring are available for sale.