Petroleum Coke and Fly Ash Testing

Petroleum coke (pet-coke) and fly ash quality testing and inspection.

Intertek provides quality and quantity testing and inspection for petroleum coke (pet-coke), metallurgical coke (met-coke) and fly ash products. Products tested and inspected include petroleum coke, metallurgical coke, and bitumen analysis. ASTM, ISO, and other industry pet-coke and fly ash test methods are used.

Pet-coke and fly ash test methods conform to ASTM, ISO and other standards:

• Coke Sampling, D2234
• Pet Coke Sample Preparation, D346
• Total Moisture Test, D3302-02, D2961
• Moisture Analysis, D3173-00, ISO 11722, ISO 331
• Ash Test, D3174-00, ISO 1171
• Volatile Matter, D3175-01, ISO 562
• Sulphur Analysis, D4239-02, ISO 351
• Sulphur by Eschka, D3177-02, ISO 334
• Quinoline Insolubles, ASTM D2318
• Toluene Insolubles, ASTM D4072
• Free Swelling Index (FSI), CSN D720-02, ISO 501
• Calorific Value, D5865-02, D2015, D1989, ISO 1928
• Pet Coke Sieve Screen Test, D293
• CHN, Ash, S, O, by Difference from 100% Test, D5373, ISO 609
• Plastic Properties of Coal by Gieseler Plastometer, D2639
• Audibert-Arnu Dilatometer Test, D5515-97, ISO 349
• Oxidation -% Transmittance, D5263
• Total Chlorine, D4208-02
• Hardgrove Grindability Index, HGI D409-02
• Fusibility of Ash - Reducing Atm./Oxizing Atm., D1857
• Fixed Carbon 100 - Moisture-Ash-VM, D3172
• Sulphur Forms, D2492
• Major Oxides of Ash, D4326, D6349
• Trace Elements, D6357-00, D35683
• Bulk Density - Coal/Coke, D291
• Apparent/True Specific Gravity, D167
• Microscopical Determination of Reflectance Petrography, D2798
• Manual Sampling of Stockpiles, D6610
• Manual Sampling of Trains, D2234
• Inspection of Sampling Plant, D4702
• Total Fluorine, D3761-02
• Fly-Ash Major Oxides, D4326-01, D6349
• Fly-Ash Total Carbon, D5373
• Fly-Ash Transportable Moisture Limit & Flow Moisture, IMO BC Code
• Fly-Ash all other analysis as Coal & Coke Procedures