Porous polyacrylonitrile membranes—typically used as non-selective support layers—can be used to achieve effective molecular refining of crude oil at steady state, enabling substantial reductions in energy consumption, cooling water, and CO2 emissions compared with distillation processes.

Porous polyacrylonitrile membranes—typically used as non-selective support layers—can be used to achieve effective molecular refining of crude oil at steady state, enabling…

Long hydrocarbons are deposited on pore walls, narrowing channels until only smaller molecules can pass through.

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