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Lubricant analysis

The growing importance of wire corrosion testing across modern industries

As various industries push towards greater efficiency, electrification and advanced materials, understanding fluid–metal interactions has become critical t...

Fuel analysis

The expanding role of high-temperature, high-shear viscometry in modern engine oil development

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As global pressure for improved fuel efficiency continues, lubricant formulators have been shifting towards lower-viscosity engine oils. These modifications...

Analytical instrumentation

WEBINAR: Getting the Most Out of Mass Spectrometry for Petrochemical Analysis

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Petroleum and petrochemical samples typically contain thousands of individual compounds, creating persistent difficulties for analysts relying on combined ga...

Safety

Advanced flame detection and false alarm discrimination

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In industrial environments, quickly distinguishing between a real fire and a false alarm is critical to protecting personnel, safeguarding assets, and mainta...

Analytical instrumentation

Water is a process stream too: Why smarter TOC & TNb analysis matters in modern refineries

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Refineries rely on water streams from boilers, cooling and process systems to wastewater and effluent. Organic load, particles and concentration vary, challe...

Analytical instrumentation

Why real-time moisture measurement has become essential for natural gas operators

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The U.S. natural gas industry continues to expand through increasing pipeline capacity, growing LNG exports, and rising demand for reliable energy delivery....

Analytical instrumentation

See what’s next in laboratory science: Pittcon 2027 registration now open

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Whether you’re validating a method, selecting an instrument, presenting new research, or building your network, Pittcon puts the people, technology, and kn...

Safety

How to detect hydrogen leaks for a safe GC and GC-MS operation?

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Hydrogen is a very efficient carrier gas for gas chromatographs. It increases analysis speed without compromising chromatographic resolution, lowers operatin...

Analytical instrumentation

Intrinsically safe fuel testing with DMA 35 Ex petrol DMA. Always superior.

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Handling petroleum and aviation fuels often means working in locations where there may be flammable vapours: at storage tanks, airport fuel farms, aircraft r...

Analytical instrumentation

Rigaku NEX QC II achieves 3 ppm sulphur detection in air in just 100 seconds

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Sulphur measurement is essential for petroleum quality control, from crude oil to various petroleum products. Rigaku's new NEX QC II benchtop elemental analy...