An international research has developed a membrane technology that could significantly reduce the energy required for crude ...

New PAN membrane pre-treatment cuts refinery energy use 31.6% and CO₂ emissions 37.6% with 3–5 year commercialization outlook ...

A South Korean research team has developed a separation membrane technology that filters light components like gasoline and naphtha from crude oil without heating it above 350°C. Experts assess that ...

Distillation is the predominant method for chemical separation across the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and fine-chemical industries. Traditional column designs often suffer from high thermal energy ...

An international research team led by KAIST has developed a membrane technology that could significantly reduce the energy required for crude oil refining by replacing part of the century-old ...

A New Approach to Molecular Separation. The study, Ultrathin polymer membranes with locked intrinsic microporosity for ...

Crude oil contains multiple valuable hydrocarbons used for material synthesis, but their separation involves a laborious and energy-intensive multistep distillation process. Now, scientists introduce ...