Optimizing a crude oil distillation unit, or CDU, means simultaneously tuning structural variables, such as the number of ...

A giant distillation tower towers over the refinery. Inside, steam generated by heating crude oil and liquid repeatedly come ...

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 ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new molecular refining method. This technique may significantly reduce energy consumption in oil processing. Advanced membranes separate oil molecules by size and ...

The first online NIR application using topology modeling was deployed at the bp Lavera refinery in France in 1992. The system ...