Membrane materials provide economical means to achieve various separation processes — and their capabilities for processing organic fluids look set to expand ...

(Nanowerk News) Industry has long relied upon energy-intensive processes, such as distillation and crystallization, to separate molecules that ultimately serve as ingredients in medicine, chemicals ...

Rice University has established the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence (RiCeME), which is dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material with molecular-sized pores. Researchers demonstrated the use of the material, ...

Researchers used electrospray technology to create ultra-thin, ultra-smooth polyamide membranes for reverse osmosis. This scalable process allows for better control of a membrane's fundamental ...

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 ...

A polymer separation membrane has been developed that selectively allows carbon dioxide to pass through with simple heat treatment. It is expected to dramatically reduce the expense of carbon dioxide ...

Founded by MIT and Stanford PhDs, the startup offers cost-effective, climate-friendly technology to purify key molecules for alternative energy production Osmoses has developed a patented novel ...

Separation processes are essential elements of the technological foundations of the seven IOF industries included in this report. For the chemical and petroleum refining industries, separation ...

(Nanowerk News) Chemical separation processes are essential in the manufacturing of many products from gasoline to whiskey. Such processes are energetically costly, accounting for approximately 10–15 ...

The U.S. petroleum processing industry refines 97 percent of the nation's transportation fuels and produces raw materials for other industries, such as the chemical industry. The petroleum refining ...