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Chinese scientists develop potentially lower-energy oil refining method

Chinese scientists have developed an oil-refining method that may reduce energy use by up to 90 percent.

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If deployed at scale, the technology could affect refinery energy demand, emissions and operating costs.

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  1. Chinese scientists develop new oil refining method that may cut energy use by 90% ↗scmp.com · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC
  2. Chinese Refining Breakthrough Could Cut Oil Processing Energy by 90% ↗slguardian.org · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

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