OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TIME-SAVING Onsite refi nery labs are expediting gasoline transfers by using
Raman spectroscopy to verify the octane level of blended fuel in minutes, instead of hours, with a high degree of confi dence
Raman spectroscopy is speeding up operations at onsite labs
that they are meeting industry standards, complying with regulatory requirements, and consistently producing a product to their targeted specifi cations. To do this, a refi nery’s onsite QA lab must constantly analyse samples of pre-treated materials, production and blending, and ultimately verify the quality of their products prior to distribution. T e lab ensures the product is not out of compliance by being below spec or incurring unnecessary waste by being over a target spec. In the USA, the tests are well established through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and other standards, with long established requirements for how the tests are conducted.
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nsite laboratories, responsible for quality control and assurance at refi neries, operate as the backbone of their operations, ensuring
However, onsite refi nery labs are still looking for tools that allow them to perform tests more quickly, optimally in minutes rather than hours, to verify the
quality of products at key stages in the process. By optimising effi ciencies in onsite QA in this way, labs can have a signifi cant impact on the speed gasoline can be brought to market. With this in mind, refi nery labs are
increasingly turning to advanced Raman spectroscopy analysers that can produce highly reliable and accurate results in less than a minute. T e equipment, which is more compact and aff ordable than Raman systems of the past, accelerates the verifi cation of certifi ed products and enables the refi nery to expedite processing and distribution with the highest degree of confi dence in the results.
The MarqMetrix All-in-One is designed to produce identical and repeatable results from unit to unit, in a package 80% smaller than previous Raman instruments
CERTIFYING A BLEND For refi neries, certifi cation of a gasoline blend is a multi-step process. After an operations crew completes the physical blending, the onsite lab receives samples
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