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Want to analyze wears metals on-site? - Webinar: `On-site wear metal analysis for optimized equipment maintenance`
What do the U.S. Air Force, Formula One race car teams and nuclear power plants all have in common? They rely on SpectrOil analyzers to protect their mission-critical assets from premature failure. By monitoring trace metals in system oil samples, this analyzer pinpoints high wear components, enabling timely oil changes and equipment rebuilds, which often prevents unexpected failures. ...
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EPA update on Yellowstone River Oil Spill (Silvertip Pipeline), August 5th, 2011
EPA continues to oversee the response to the ExxonMobil Silvertip Pipeline Spill on the Yellowstone River. At this point, there are nearly 850 personnel engaged in cleanup and shoreline assessment efforts. EPA sampling results for air, water, soil, and sediment data are now available on the EPA spill website. Results and a fact sheet on the crude oil samples are available as well. “The ...
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FPI SUPEC-7000 ICP-MS Organic Sample Analysis
In petrochemical processes, trace and ultra-trace elements in petroleum products play vital roles. For instance, the presence of elements such as Na, Mg, Fe, Ca, and Va in crude oil can poison catalyst activity. Elements like Ni, V and Pb can serve as fingerprint information for crude oil, providing crucial references for understanding crude oil formation and tracing the oil spills. Therefore, ...
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20th edition of the Biol International Prize
The 20th edition of the Biol International Prize, the greatest world competition dedicated to the biologic olive oil, will be held in Bari from 18th to 20th March, 2015, at the Palace Hotel. Despite the bad year that has penalized the oil production, the organization of Biol has received about three hundred samples of oils coming from 14 countries like Albania, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Austria, ...
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Thirteen (13) Oil Refinery Sample Conditioning Systems are Ready for Shipment
FAT was successfully completed for multiple (13 pcs) oil refinery sample conditioning systems to provide the sample in a state and condition compatible to the measurement technique used by analyzers. Modcon provides complete integrated analyzer systems and all related services from initial engineering through manufacturing, testing and field ...
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The Minamata Convention on Mercury Enters Into Force on August 16, 2017
History was made on May 18, 2017, when the number of Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury reached 50. As this number satisfies the requirement for the Convention to enter into force, it will be enforced on August 16, 2017. Thereafter this document will become legally binding for all its Parties. Lumex Instruments Company supports the aim of the Minamata Convention to protect the human ...
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Metrohm launches the 892 Professional Rancimat with new StabNet software
Over the years, the Metrohm Rancimat has become the standard device for measuring the oxidation stability of fats and oils. In fact, the Rancimat is so popular that these days this standard test method goes by the name «Rancimat method». Metrohm now launches the 892 Professional Rancimat, the latest generation of this widely popular instrument including the completely new StabNet ...
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BRAND NEW: OCMA-500 Oil Content Analyser
We hereby introduce HORIBA’s new Oil Content Analyser, the OCMA-500, which is a successor model to the OCMA-300 series. The Oil content measurement in the OCMA-500 series is based on the non-dispersive infrared absorption method, which has also been used in the OCMA-300 series. The non-dispersive infrared absorption method is marked by its capability of detecting both, volatile and ...
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BRAND NEW: OCMA-500 Oil Content Analyser
We hereby introduce HORIBA’s new Oil Content Analyser, the OCMA-500, which is a successor model to the OCMA-300 series. The Oil content measurement in the OCMA-500 series is based on the non-dispersive infrared absorption method, which has also been used in the OCMA-300 series. The non-dispersive infrared absorption method is marked by its capability of detecting both, volatile and ...
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New Simulated Distillation Gas Chromatography System Achieves High-Accuracy Analysis for the Oil and Petrochemical Industry
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has launched a simulated distillation gas chromatography software package for use with their GC-2010 Plus-based simulated distillation GC. The resulting system is optimal for feedstock characterization in the oil refinery process. The combination of Shimadzu’s GC-2010 Plus high-performance capillary gas chromatograph and LabSolutions simulation distillation ...
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EPA Update on Yellowstone River Oil Spill (Silvertip Pipeline), August 12th, 2011
EPA continues to oversee the response to the ExxonMobil Silvertip Pipeline Spill on the Yellowstone River near Billings, Mont. EPA will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure ExxonMobil Pipeline Company addresses any and all potential impacts of this spill. EPA will continue to direct and oversee the cleanup and restoration of the Yellowstone River and will continue to work to ensure ...
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New White Paper features Solvents for Oil and Grease in Water Measurements
A White Paper entitled, “Solvent Choices for Infrared Testing of Oil and Grease in Water” was recently published by Wilks Enterprise, Inc. Infrared (IR) analysis is widely used worldwide for determining the amount of oil and grease in water as it is a cost-effective measurement technique that can be easily done on-site or in a laboratory. Since water is a strong absorber in the mid-IR ...
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BP’s New Core Flood Robot Enhances Oil Recovery Techniques
BP announced today that it is now operating the world’s first robotic coreflooding system. The Core Flood Robot is the most recent addition to BP’s programme of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) research facilities. Coreflooding is one of the most important techniques used to identify and evaluate EOR technologies. It measures the effectiveness of water or gas injected into an oil-bearing ...
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Oil-in-Water applications, yes we can!
Let us introduce the QuickTOC, a proven oil-in-water analyser. Factories, refineries and the like that use oils for production or that process oils need a reliable, continuous monitoring system to prevent any leakages into the waste water. This enables them to take prompt action, preventing the loss of valuable goods and breakthroughs, as well as protecting WWTPs' biomasses. There are many ...
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Bruker to Deliver an Ultra-High Mass Resolution 15 Tesla FTMS System for Petroleomics to ECOPETROL S.A. in Colombia
Bruker today announced an order valued at over $2.5 million from ECOPETROL S.A. for high field Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (FTMS) instrumentation to be commissioned in Piedecuesta, Colombia at the Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo (ICP). This institute serves as the research and development center for ECOPETROL S.A., a Fortune Global 500 provider of energy solutions. The contract ...
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New MiniLab EL Series from Spectro Scientific Provides Immediate Oil Analysis for High Performance Engines
The new MiniLab EL Series from Spectro Scientific is a fast, convenient oil analysis tool for non-destructive testing of high performance engines in aircraft, racing cars, and railway environments. Oil analysis is a reliable and mature non-destructive testing technique that is widely used in engine design and development, production quality assurance, and in maintenance and repair operations to ...
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Launch of `Oil spill monitoring and sampling` technical support document
This joint IPIECA-IOGP technical support document helps operators navigate the steps and good practices involved in planning for, and implementing, a monitoring and sampling (M&S) programme. Regardless of the type, size or location of an oil spill, M&S activities are an important component of the incident response and are often a regulatory requirement. Typically occurring within the ...
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Republic Services Signs Agreement to Install OPS Eco-Pur Oil Cleaning System on All New 2011 Trucks
Oil Purification Systems (OPS) (www.ops-1.com) announced today that Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), a leading provider of recycling and solid waste services, has signed an agreement to install the OPS Eco-Pur fluid cleaning system on all new 2011 Republic Services trucks. With more than 1,000 systems already installed, this agreement reflects the company's commitment to expand product ...
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New Version of LaserNet Particle Analyzer Features Wide-Ranging Particle Counting and New Ferrous Monitoring Capabilities
The new Version 7 of the LaserNet 200 Comprehensive Particle Analyzer Series from Spectro Scientific provides extensive analysis of particles in lubricating and hydraulic fluids. Compared to earlier releases, the new Series increases particle counting range up to 10 million particles/ml without dilution, and includes a new set of ferrous particle measurements that gives users new insights into ...
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Spectro Scientific Wins Patent for Extending LaserNet Fines® Particle Analysis Technology with Ferrous Particle Measurement Capability
Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has been awarded U.S. patent 9,274,041, “Particle counter and classification system”, to extend the LaserNet Fines® particle analysis technology with new capabilities to size and count ferrous particles and measure total ferrous content by weight. ...
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