Most industrial chemists spend their days separating the components of large quantities of chemical mixtures into pure or purer forms. The processes involved, such as distillation, account for 10–15% ...

Hollow, pumpkin-shaped molecules can efficiently separate valuable hydrocarbons from crude oil, KAUST researchers have shown[1]. These ‘molecular sieves’, known as cucurbiturils, could enable a more ...

Simple distillation close simple distillationSeparation method used to separate a solvent from a solution. is a method for separating the solvent from a solution. For example, water can be separated ...

Filtration and chemical separation have played a crucial role throughout history, from purifying water with gravel and sand to sieving curds from whey and distilling spirits. Today, these processes ...

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) plays a major role in the early detection of various types of cancer. A research group led by Specially Appointed Professor Katsumi Kaneko of the Research Initiative ...