Petrochemicals, fuels and sulfur
Control of sulfur, chlorine and light elements in crude oil, fuels and oils — in the field and in the laboratory.
Sulfur limits in marine fuels (the MARPOL convention, Annex VI) and road fuels require routine, fast control. Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers determine sulfur in fuel right at the quay or tank, without transporting the sample to a laboratory.
In refining and oil quality control, chlorine, silicon, phosphorus, and wear elements and additives also matter. Wavelength-dispersive (WDX) and plasma (ICP-OES) spectrometers with direct oil-sample injection determine them precisely.
Recommended techniques and instruments
- Cube100S PLUS — portable fuel sulfur analyzer, compliant with MARPOL and ISO 8217 and ISO 8754.
- WDX spectrometers — chlorine and light elements, e.g. WDX3300.
- ICP-OES — wear elements and additives in oils, e.g. ICP2060T.