A South Korean research team has developed a membrane technology that separates light components like gasoline and naphtha from crude oil without heating it above 350 degrees Celsius. Experts say ...

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

Air Products and Chemicals has just taken a big step forward with a shiny new US$70 million expansion of its Membrane ...

Metal–organic frameworks are promising materials for use as sustainable membrane technology. However, their use for liquid-phase separation is limited. We developed a metal–organic framework with ...

Membrane technology holds enormous potential for reducing the energy consumption of various separation processes. It is of particular importance for energy-intensive industrial separation processes in ...

Lithium ions can move through nanotube channels far faster than expected, exposing an unusual gap between theory and real ...

In many chemical-related industries, such as pharmaceuticals, oil refineries, and food and beverage factories, separating organic liquid mixtures is an essential step. A staple method to achieve this ...

A new nature-inspired membrane uses perfectly uniform one-nanometer pores to filter molecules with remarkable precision. The ...

Separating molecules is critical to producing many essential products. For example, in petroleum refining, the hydrocarbons – chemical compounds composed of hydrogens and carbons – in crude oil are ...

Dairy processors are focusing on utility reduction, water recovery, and efficiency due to rising energy costs and ...