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Polymer membrane offers 'low-energy alternative' to crude oil distillation

The team of international researchers from the UK, China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore claim to have created a new way to form ...

China’s new oil refining technology could cut energy use by 91% — here’s how scientists are turning crude oil into valuable products more efficiently

Chinese scientists have developed a new molecular refining method. This technique may significantly reduce energy consumption ...
Hackaday

Replacing Crude Oil Fractional Distillation With Microporous Polyimine Membranes

Currently the typical way that crude oil is processed involves a fractional distillation column, in which heated crude oil is separated into the various hydrocarbon compounds using distinct boiling ...
AZOM

Analyzing Crude Oil with Fiber-based FT-NIR

Fiber-based Fourier-Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) analyzers can be used for real-time crude oil composition analysis, which can replace traditional and time-consuming laboratory methods. FT-NIR ...