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Energy-saving membrane offers a new alternative to conventional crude oil refining

A team of researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and ...
Nature

Assessment of refining efficiency during the refining cycle in a foundry degassing unit in industrial conditions

The article focuses on the issue of improving the efficiency of a Foundry Degassing Unit (FDU) via operational testing of aluminium alloys during casting at MOTOR JIKOV Slévárna a.s.. As part of the ...
Nature

Research on the impact of rotor wear on the effectiveness of the aluminium refining process

Physical modelling is successfully used to understand mechanisms involved in the aluminium refining process by injecting inert gas into the liquid metal through rotors. Two types of industrial ...

Refinery Flexibility Is The Key To Managing Energy Disruptions

A coastal refinery with easy access to imported medium sour crude is not the same as an inland refinery built around domestic ...

The world’s largest refinery can swallow 1.4 million barrels a day, and Jamnagar shows why oil still rewards absurd scale

Delcy Rodríguez’s visit to India’s Jamnagar refinery was not just a photo stop at a giant industrial site. It was a signal ...
C&EN

Inside Australia’s bid to process rare earths at home

For Australia, one of the world’s largest mining nations, that dynamic has meant exporting raw materials while much of the ...
Hydrocarbon Processing

Sky Quarry announces Foreland refinery's entrance into the production phase

On its latest update, Sky Quarry Inc. told shareholders it is entering the production phase at its Foreland Refinery -- described as the only operating refinery in the State of Nevada -- marking a ...