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Petroleum Fuel Testing

Petroleum Fuel Testing Services

Testing services for fuel oil, bunker fuel, lube oil, residual fuel, vacuum gas oil (VGO) and other heavy fuels.

Intertek global fuel testing laboratory network conforms to ASTM and related testing methods and standards for a wide range of heavy distillate fuels.

Residual Fuel, Fuel Oil Testing Analysis Fuel Oil Test Methods, ASTM
API Gravity / Density / Relative Density (Elevated temp) D287 / D1298 / D4052
Ash Content Test D482
Flash Point Test (PMCC) D93B
Pour Point Test D97
Sediment Content D473
Sulfur Content Analysis D4294
Viscosity - Kinematic at 40 & 100C (100 & 210F if necessary). D445
Water Content D95
S & W (Centrifuge) D1796

 

Number 2 Fuel Oil Basic Testing Analysis:

Residual Fuel, Fuel Oil Testing Analysis Fuel Oil Test Methods, ASTM, IP, UOP, others
API Gravity / Density / Relative Density   D287 / D1298 / D 4052  
Appearance or Haze D4176 / Colonial
Cetane Index (Calculation Only) D976
Cetane Index (Calculation Only) D4737A or B
Cloud Point D2500 / D5771 / D5773
Color D1500
Copper Corrosion D130
Distillation D86
Flash Point D93A
Pour Point D97/ D5950 / D5949
Sulfur Content D4294
Sulfur Content (WDXRF) D2622
Sulfur Content by Oxidative Microcoulometry D3120
Sulfur Content by UV Fluorescence D5453
S & W (Centrifuge) if required D1796 / D2709
Metals Analysis- Al, Si Ashing & Fusion D5184 / IP377, AAS/AES
Metals Analysis- Al, Si, V, Ni, Fe, Na Ashing & Fusion IP470, AAS/AES
Metals Analysis- Ni, V, Na Solvent Dilution D5863B, AAS/AES
Metals Analysis - Ni, V, Fe Digestion & Ashing D5863A, AAS/AES
Metals, (Graphite furnace for three elements) AAS/AES
Metals Testing- Ni, V, Fe   Solvent Dilution ICP D5708A
Metals Testing- Ni, V, Fe Digestion & Ashing ICP D5708B
Metals Testing, Each additional outside scope of procedure Various
Microscopic Characterization of Particulates (wear debris)  
Molecular Weight (Includes necessary tests) D2502
NACE Corrosion Test TM0172
Nitrogen Content Kjeldahl D3228
Nitrogen Content, Nitrogen Speciation D4629, D5762 Chemiluminescence
Nitrogen - Bases UOP269 / UOP313
Oxidation Stability (Accelerated) D2274, D6468 (Octel F21)
Oxidation Stability (Oxygen Overpressure) D5304
Particulate Contamination D6217/IP 415
pH Value D1293
Polypropylene in Fuels, Qualitative. BPMarine A.
Polypropylene in Fuels, Quantitative by FTIR BPMarine B
Pour Point (Amsterdam Procedure) Shell Method
Refractive Index D1218
Salt Content D3230 / D6470 / IP77
Sediment in Lube Oils D2273
Sediment by Hot Filtration D4870 / IP375
Sediment - Potential (Accelerated) IP390 + IP375
Simulated Distillation D2887 Sim Dis
Simulated Distillation High Temperature Sim Dis
Storage Stability of Diesel D4625
Stability Testing, Fuel Oil Peptization Value P-value and P0/Frmax  Rotterdam
Sulfur / Sulphur (Bomb Method)   D129
Sulfur Dioxide Emissions (Calculation Only)  
Sulfur / Sulphur Speciation  
Toluene or Xylene Equivalence  
Ultimate Analysis (C.H.N. with O by difference.) D5291
Unsulfonated Residue in Diesel D483
Viscosity (Saybolt) in Diesel D445 & D2161
Viscosity - Kinematic at 40 & 100C (100 & 210F if necessary) D445
Viscosity - Kinematic at other temps D445
Viscosity Index (Including tests) D445 & D2270
Water Content (Volumetric Karl Fischer) E203
Water Content (Coulometric Karl Fischer) D6304
Wax Appearance in Distillates D3117
Wax Content UOP46
Water Separability (Demulsification) D1401 / FTM3201

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