Tuesday, June 17, 2025

“The main advantage of interfacial polymerization is it’s already a well-established method to prepare membranes for water purification, so you can imagine just adopting these chemistries into existing scale of manufacturing lines.”
– Tae Hoon Lee –

An impressive new application from MIT could slash crude oil processing energy use by 90% by filtering hydrocarbons based on molecular size instead of boiling points. The innovation repurposes decades-old desalination technology for oil separation, proving that breakthrough solutions often emerge from cross-industry adaptation. With oil refining currently consuming massive energy resources, this membrane approach represents a critical step toward more sustainable industrial processes. For more, Check out US engineers invent molecular membrane to cut crude oil emissions by 90%.

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Chad