http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/new-material-cuts-energy-costs-of-separating-gas-for-plastics-and-fuels/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/new-material-cuts-energy-costs-of-separating-gas-for-plastics-and-fuels/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:00:13 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27407 In producing hydrocarbons for the chemical industry, refiners must first crack oil at high temperatures and then cool the mixture to liquefy the gases for separation. This energy-intensive chilling step could be eliminated thanks to a new material that can do the gas separation at high temperature.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/new-material-cuts-energy-costs-of-separating-gas-for-plastics-and-fuels/feed/ 0