Crysalis repurposes idle industrial facilities into modern biorefineries that produce low‑carbon chemicals and fuels.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many large ethanol plants and other industrial facilities sit idle due to market shifts, representing underutilized capital and contributing to waste. At the same time, demand for low‑carbon fuels, renewable chemicals, and protein‑rich animal feed is growing, but existing production pathways often have high carbon intensity and limited flexibility.
Solution
Crysalis converts dormant industrial sites into modern biorefineries that use proprietary microbial fermentation and extraction technologies to produce low‑carbon ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel, pharmaceutical‑grade solvents, and protein‑rich co‑products. The company’s modular platform integrates precision process controls and analytics to maximize yield while minimizing emissions. By leveraging existing infrastructure, Crysalis reduces capital expenditures and accelerates time‑to‑market for renewable products. The resulting product slate includes high‑purity ethanol, distillers corn oil, wet and dried distillers grains, and captured biogenic CO₂ for downstream use. This approach creates new revenue streams for facility owners and supplies sustainable inputs to fuel, chemical, and feed markets.
Target Audience
Primary customers are owners of underutilized ethanol or grain‑processing facilities, airlines and fuel distributors seeking sustainable aviation fuel, chemical manufacturers requiring renewable solvents, and animal‑feed producers looking for high‑protein co‑products.
Features
- Repurposes idle ethanol plants and similar industrial assets into fully operational biorefineries, preserving existing capital investments
- Proprietary microbial fermentation pathways that convert corn‑derived sugars into ethanol, aviation‑grade fuel, and high‑purity solvents
- Integrated conversion and extraction modules that recover distillers corn oil and protein‑rich wet/dry distillers grains for animal feed
- Precision control and analytics system that optimizes yields, reduces carbon intensity, and monitors process emissions in real time
- Production of biogenic CO₂ as a captured by‑product for use in enhanced oil recovery or other industrial applications
- Scalable, modular design that can be adapted to facilities of varying sizes and feedstock configurations