A new approach could fractionate crude oil using . . . - MIT News MIT researchers have developed a new membrane that can separate different kinds of fuel by molecular size, which could replace the current energy-intensive crude oil distillation process “Roughly 1 percent of global energy use goes into separating crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and heating oil,” writes Aamir Khollam for Interesting
New MIT Tech Could Cut Oil Refining Energy by 90% - SciTechDaily A new MIT-developed membrane separates crude oil components by size, not heat, offering a potential 90% energy savings and a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions MIT researchers have developed a new membrane that separates various types of fuel by molecular size, potentially eliminating the need for the energy-intensive process of crude
MIT chemical engineers make potentially game-changing . . . A team of chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has invented a new process to separate crude oil components, potentially bringing forward a replacement that can cut its harmful carbon pollution by 90% The original technique, which uses heat to separate crude oil into
MIT Engineers Develop Breakthrough Membrane to Revolutionize . . . Currently, refining processes rely on heating crude oil to high temperatures to separate its components based on their boiling points, a method that accounts for approximately 6% of global carbon dioxide emissions The new membrane offers an alternative by filtering molecules according to size and shape, eliminating the need for boiling