The past October marked an exciting time for those in the field of isotopic science. Two brand new approaches to isolate and enrich light elements have been reported. Although a variety of elements ...

Researchers have developed a novel hydrogen isotope separation system based on a porous metal organic framework (MOF). An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has presented a novel ...

A new polymer may lead to more efficient large-scale separation of gas mixtures for chemical engineering and energy generation. Gas separation is crucial for many industrial processes including ...

(Nanowerk News) Everyone knows it from their childhood days in the sandpit: sand is filtered using a sieve. Larger stones get stuck, while fine sand can fall through the sieve. The same principle is ...

How can aromatic compounds be separated from so-called aliphatic compounds efficiently without having to rely on energy-intensive processes? In the scientific journal Angewandte Chemie (Applied ...

Gas separation is crucial for many industrial processes including obtaining nitrogen or oxygen from air and purifying natural gas or hydrogen. Currently, the most energy efficient method for ...

Filters play an important role in many areas of life - from coffee filters to the purification of liquids. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have now produced a filter made ...