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		A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy (news.mit.edu)
		3 points by gnabgib 9 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

bell-cot 9 months ago [–]

Lovely if it works economically, at scale, etc. But crude oil has 1000000X more nasty chemicals than sea water, to quickly foul the membranes.

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