NEOgenic oils begin their life above ground, not beneath it. Companies cultivate fast-growing micro-algae, plants and other high-oil crops in closed-loop systems that capture waste CO₂ from nearby industry. During photosynthesis these organisms pull carbon straight out of the air and lock it into triglycerides. Farmers harvest that renewable feedstock and run it through pressure-controlled hydro-esterification and mild isomerization—techniques gentle enough to preserve the naturally high polarity of the molecules yet precise enough to tailor viscosity, pour point, and oxidative stability for today’s engines.
That bio-origin is the sharp divide between NEOgenic and every petroleum-derived “synthetic.” Conventional PAOs, esters, and GTL stocks might be chemically uniform, but their carbon atoms still trace back to Mesozoic plankton entombed for 100 million years and released today as new CO₂. NEOgenic’s carbon, by contrast, was atmospheric last month. When the oil eventually biodegrades—or is recycled into lubricants again—it returns to the same active carbon cycle, adding virtually nothing to net emissions.
The result is a lubricant family that meets or exceeds modern API and ACEA performance specs while carrying a cradle-to-gate carbon footprint below zero. Engines see the familiar benefits of top-tier synthetics—shear stability past 260 °C, ultra-high viscosity index, minimal volatility—but the planet sees a material that started by cleaning the air instead of polluting it. That’s why we call it NEOgenic: a new generation of oil, born from living chemistry, engineered for machines, and aligned with the atmosphere.