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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

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Liquid intermediates from pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can be co-processed in an oil refinery along with conventional crude oil. After pyrolysis, the vapors are condensed to give a dark brown fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO). In fast pyrolysis, biomass is quickly heated to around 500 °C in the absence of oxygen.

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KAUST team develops process for tunable membranes for energy-efficient crude oil fractionation

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The membranes, with their ultrathin tunable selective layers, offer an innovative membrane development solution for energy-efficient crude oil fractionation. Chisca specializes in developing polymers for membrane applications, with a focus on separation processes that involve minimal energy consumption. Suzana Nunes.

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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. When larger spills happen, pipelines are often the culprit.

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T&E: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars

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A new analysis by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment finds that Europe burns more than 17,000 tonnes of rapeseed and sunflower oil every day—the equivalent of 19 million 1-liter bottles. Supermarkets have had to ration vegetable oils and prices are soaring. —Maik Marahrens, biofuels campaigner at T&E.

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DOE to award up to $165M to advance domestic geothermal energy deployment; GEODE

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $165 million to expand US geothermal energy deployment. The FOA will provide $10 million to form the consortium of experts to develop a roadmap for addressing technology and knowledge gaps in geothermal energy.

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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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Chemical recycling has great potential for this: If plastic components can be produced from pyrolysis oil instead of petroleum, it would be possible to significantly increase the proportion of sustainably manufactured components in automobiles. These plastic components are processed into pyrolysis oil by chemical recycling.

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TriGen Energy BV: Carbon capture solutions for the oil industry

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Pieter Kapteijn and Gabriël de Scheemaker, CEO and CFO of TriGen Energy BV, discuss the company’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture utilisation (CCUS) technology, and how they contribute to a net zero fossil fuel industry.

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