Membrane filter (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Membrane filter

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MIT engineers developed a membrane, pictured, that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil fractionation.

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MIT

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