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May 16 2014 Process Analytical

Want To Learn About Refinery Corrosion?

The American Petroleum Institute (API) offers widely distributed guidelines and best practices for identifying and preventing common corrosion issues and improving reliability in refineries. Read the...

May 09 2014 Process Analytical

Inert Coatings, Not Passivation The Answer For Accurate Sulfur Test

An article in Process Worldwide highlights the need for inert coatings not passivation for accurate sulfur/H2S analysis. The article lists several advantages over passivation: Accurate sulfur data...

May 02 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoNert® Assures Consistent Flare Gas Sulfur Sampling

A recent study by Timothy Davidson, et al, (BP West Coast Products, Carson, CA) and Andrew Pierce (Mangan, Inc, Long Beach, CA) compared low pressure sampling performance of 5 flare analyzer systems....

April 28 2014 Process Analytical

Reliable Downhole Mercury Sampling a Reality With SilcoNert 2000

A recent SPE paper by Jack H. Harfoushian, (SPE, Schlumberger) highlights the effectiveness of SilcoNert® 2000 in improving downhole mercury sampling reliability. The paper stresses the need for...

March 28 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoNert Used to Evaluate Sulfur Adsorption in SNG Plants

A recent paper by Hong Cui, Scott Q. Turn & Mark A. Reese of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa studied methods to effectively remove sulfur compounds and measure...

March 07 2014 Process Analytical

Ammonia sampling? What't the most inert surface?

A recent study by the Olavi Vaittinen of the University of Helsinki, Finland compared ammonia adsorption rates of common materials used in sample transfer and analysis. The study concluded that...

February 28 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoNert, The Number One Suflur Inert Coating For Oil and Gas

Long term stability comparisons with stainless steel show SilcoNert® 2000 improves H2S/sulfur sampling reliability by orders of magnitude. But how does SilcoNert® 2000 stack up against the...

February 07 2014 Process Analytical

Cleanliness is next to…a reliable, inert coating.

By Dr. David Smith SilcoTek offers the finest inert coatings. The key to reliability, a clean surface. Case 1: A customer from the UK was frustrated with the long turnaround time and frequent...

December 27 2013 sulfur analysis

Improve Purity and Inertness in Semiconductor Applications

Researchers at Mykrolis Corporation improved purity in semiconductor systems by lowering detection limits of hydrocarbons, sulfur, and moisture. Part-per-trillion level detection is possible with...