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Pending ASTM Biodiesel Blend Method for Filter-Based IR Analyzers

May 7, 2013

Currently, Methods D7371 and EN 14078 require FTIR spectrometers for biodiesel blend analysis. Placing expensive equipment at a loading dock to ensure biodiesel blend accuracy is not a preferred choice of terminal operators. In addition to the cost associated with FTIR spectrometers, the level of technical knowledge required to operate them ...

JRC-IRMM releases a certified reference material for cold filter plugging point and cloud point

Sep. 10, 2012

JRC-IRMM released ERM-FC395k, a certified reference material which supports fuel producers and fuel testing laboratories in ensuring reliable measurements of the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) and the cloud point (CP). The CP, the temperature from which precipitates are visible in diesel and the CFPP, the temperature from which these ...

European Commission, JRC, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)

Agilent Technologies now offers single-vendor solutions in supercritical fluid chromatography with acquisition of Aurora SFC Systems Assets

Aug. 27, 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has acquired the assets of Aurora SFC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) products for laboratory research and analysis. The acquisition includes the Aurora SFC Systems product line as well as intellectual property. Financial details were not ...

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Portable Infrared Analyzers Help Ensure Compliance with Oil in Water Effluent Discharge Levels

Aug. 2, 2012

Oil in wastewater discharges are highly regulated and each region of the world has their specific regulations.  For the off-shore oil industry regulating bodies such as the NPDES(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) in the US have strict ppm limits that are coupled with costly fines for non-compliance.  On-shore industrial ...

Wilks Enterprise, Inc.

New Videos Demonstrate the Ease of using Portable Infrared Analyzers for On-Site Oil in Water Measurements

May 22, 2012

Wilks Enterprise is pleased to announce several new videos that demonstrate the ease of using portable infrared analyzers for measuring the level of total oil and grease in water.  These short videos show how on-site measurements with the InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers take just a few simple steps to obtain accurate part per million (ppm) ...

Wilks Enterprise, Inc.

ASTM D6358 - 11 Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Poly (Phenylene Sulfide) (PPS) Injection Molding and Extrusion Materials Using ISO Methods

Jan. 20, 2012

1. Scope 1.1 This classification system covers unfilled, reinforced and filled materials suitable for injection molding and extrusion using ISO methods. The system allows for the use of poly (phenylene sulfide) (PPS) plastic materials that are recycled, reconstituted recycled-regrind, recovered or reprocessed, ...

ASTM International

Withdrawn Standard: ASTM D420-98(2003) Standard Guide to Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes (Withdrawn 2012)

Jan. 20, 2012

This guide refers to ASTM methods by which soil, rock, and ground water conditions may be determined. The objective of the investigation should be to identify and locate, both horizontally and vertically, significant soil ...

ASTM International

ASTM E144 - 94(2011) Standard Practice for Safe Use of Oxygen Combustion Bombs

Jan. 5, 2012

This practice covers methods for judging the soundness of new and used oxygen combustion bombs, and describes the precautions to be observed in oxygen bomb combustion methods. This practice is applicable to all procedures in which samples are completely oxidized by combustion in a metal bomb containing oxygen under pressure. Hydrostatic test ...

ASTM International

ASTM E50 - 11 standard practices for apparatus, reagents, and safety considerations for chemical analysis of metals, ores, and related materials

Nov. 18, 2011

The inclusion of the following paragraph, or a suitable equivalent, in any standard (preferably after the section on Scope) is due notification that the apparatus and reagents required in that standard are subject to the recommendations ...

ASTM International

ASTM D3249 - 95(2011) standard practice for general ambient air analyzer procedures

Oct. 17, 2011

The significance of this practice is adequately covered in Section 1. 1. Scope 1.1 This practice is a general guide for ambient air analyzers used in determining air quality. 1.2 The actual method, or analyzer chosen, depends on the ultimate aim of the user: whether it is for regulatory compliance, process monitoring, or to alert the user of ...

ASTM International

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