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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 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...

January 22 2016 Process Analytical

How Your Sampling System Could Be Killing Analyzer Results

The analyst stood there glaring at the CEMS (continuous emissions monitoring system). For the 2nd day in a row the system refused to produce consistent results. H2S results were low, then high, then...

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?...

October 16 2015 Process Analytical

How Inert Dursan Is Your All In One Analytical Solution

Monitoring process conditions and emissions are critical to plant performance. Unfortunately process sampling can be a complex and frustrating endeavor. Often analysts are frustrated by seemingly...

October 02 2015 Process Analytical

Inert Coatings Keep Auto Manufacturers Honest And Save The Environment

Recent revelations about diesel emissions highlight SilcoTek's contribution to improving exhaust emission testing. How do regulatory agencies detect low level NOx and sulfur emissions? Advances in...

August 07 2015 Process Analytical

10 Ways Refiners Jeopardize H2S Sampling Reliability

A recent article in Hydrocarbon Processing, "10 Sure Ways To Substandard Reliability Performance" by H. P. Block discussed attitudes and factors contributing to poor plant reliability. The article...

July 17 2015 Process Analytical

How To Prevent H2S Scavenging In Downhole Oil And Gas Sampling

H2S scavenging in oil and gas downhole sampling tools can have a significant impact on the ability of producers to accurately assess the safety, quality and value of a well. Vladislav Achourov,...

June 19 2015 sulfur analysis

Dursan Gets A Makeover And Inert Coatings Never Looked Better

SilcoTek® R&D gave Dursan® a makeover. A tweak here, a process tuck there and now Dursan is the belle of the ball! Well as far as an inert coating can be a belle and I'm not sure there's a ball for...