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Oil industry pushes back versus softened fleet mpg standards

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The oil industry last week launched a legal challenge versus the U.S. The case was filed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which represents members ranging from valve makers to Shell and Exxon Mobil. EPA and its latest light- and medium-duty vehicle standards set for the 2027-2032 model years.

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Novvi LLC begins production of 100% renewable base oils & process oils

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Novvi LLC announced the successful start-up of its Deer Park, TX plant, where it is manufacturing and marketing 100% renewable base oils ( NovaSpec Base Oils ) for the lubricants industry, and 100% renewable process oils for polymer, adhesives, and personal care industries. Novvi is a joint venture of Amyris, Inc.,

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

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Audi and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) are therefore launching a pilot project for chemical recycling as part of the “Industrial Resource Strategies” THINKTANK in order to feed such mixed plastic fractions back into a resource-conserving circular system. Rebekka Volk at the Institute for Industrial Production (IIP).

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SwRI to lead oil and gas separation technology joint industry project

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) launched a multi-million dollar joint industry project to better understand oil and gas separation technology. The three-year membership ranges from $450,000 to $75,000 depending on the type of company. There are several advantages of this joint industry program.

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Biosynthetic motor oil receives highest industry performance certification; demonstrates improved fuel economy

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Biosynthetic Technologies has received ILSAC GF-5 certification on both SAE 5W-20 and 5W-30 grade passenger car motor oil (PCMO) formulations using its Biosynthetic Base Oil. ILSAC GF-5 represents the latest performance standard set by the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC).

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Arkema launches new renewable PVDF range from crude tall oil for Li-ion batteries

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Arkema has launched its new sustainable Kynar PVDF range. These new grades will claim 100% renewable attributed carbon derived from crude tall oil (CTO) bio-feedstock, according to a mass-balance approach. CO 2 /kg, according to the ISO14040 standard) while reducing dependence on upstream crude oil consumption.

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Polymer-based membranes offer alternative to thermal processes for separating hydrocarbon and crude oil mixtures

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Polymer-based membranes developed at KAUST could enable greener and cheaper industrial separation approaches. Their stability and selectivity can be tuned by thermal crosslinking to separate simple hydrocarbon mixtures and complex crude oil fractions. A paper on the work is published in Science. —Chisca et al.

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