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October 28 2016 Hydrophobicity & Moisture Resistance

The Best Of The Best. Our Top 5 Blog Posts

What good is a competition if you don't measure it? We put our thinking caps on and decided to pit this year's blog posts up against each other and see which one comes out on top. Our second...

August 19 2016 Process Analytical

What's The Best Surface For Reliable VOC Analysis?

VOCs have been linked to health issues, air pollution, green house gasses and ozone. Accurate sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have become critical to understanding and...

August 12 2016 sulfur analysis

7 Ways The Old Sulfur Management Methods Won't Cut It For Tier 3

With major Tier 3 capital projects in the works it's easy to forget one important aspect of compliance, the sampling system. The lower the sulfur detection limit, the greater the impact reactive...

June 17 2016 sulfur analysis

One Way To Assure Tier 3 Compliance

Tier 3 gasoline standards are looming on the horizon. By 2017 refiners will be required to reduce sulfur in gasoline from the tier 2 level of 30ppm to an average of 10ppm. The EPA anticipates...

June 10 2016 Corrosion

6 Problems - 6 Coating Solutions For The Refinery

Refineries are complex animals with no shortage of problems, environmental regulations and production issues. Tired of problems landing on your doorstep? Well here's a refreshing change, solutions!...

May 06 2016 Process Analytical

One Thing You Can Do To Improve Amine Detection And Save Money

Sour gas can damage pipelines and pump stations. H2S and other sulfur compounds can corrode pipeline systems and pose a significant health risk to workers. Amine natural gas sweetening plants help to...

April 29 2016 Oil & Gas Upstream & Downstream

How To Get The Most Out Of Your EPA 325 Fenceline Investment

* EPA Method 325 requires low-level monitoring of benzene at the refinery fenceline. Compliance will be costly to refineries; but to make the most of the dollars invested and to fully comply with the...

April 08 2016 Process Analytical

One Detail That Can Kill Your Entire Tier 3 Compliance Program

By 2017, the EPA’s Tier 3 gasoline sulfur regulations require that oil refineries reduce the average sulfur level in gasoline by more than 60 percent, to just 10 parts per million (ppm), from the...

November 27 2015 sulfur analysis

Taking The Guesswork Out Of Mercaptan Sampling

Sometimes your nose knows better. When you were in the field you were sure you smelled the gas odorant, but now when the sample hits the GC SCD detector, nothing... Did I really smell the mercaptan?...

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The Best Of The Best. Our Top 5 Blog Posts

What's The Best Surface For Reliable VOC Analysis?

7 Ways The Old Sulfur Management Methods Won't Cut It For Tier 3

One Way To Assure Tier 3 Compliance

6 Problems - 6 Coating Solutions For The Refinery

One Thing You Can Do To Improve Amine Detection And Save Money

How To Get The Most Out Of Your EPA 325 Fenceline Investment

One Detail That Can Kill Your Entire Tier 3 Compliance Program

Taking The Guesswork Out Of Mercaptan Sampling

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