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Recently published research led in part by the Â鶹´«Ã½ uses engineering-based refinery modeling on crude oils to of the oil and gas industry.

The authors, including , assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s , provide guidance on refining choices that will lessen the environmental impact of the industry and recommend future investments in emissions mitigation technologies. The research was published in the journal .

The researchers modeled 93% of the world’s oil as it flows to 153 refineries across the world, finding that global refining emissions could be reduced by 11-58% by targeting the primary emission sources. The research will, for the first time, estimate greenhouse gas emissions of oil refinery operations using a granular, engineering-based, bottom-up approach.