Getting to the Top in the Petrochemical Industry - T. van der Maten

Exceeding the norm with dedicated petrochemical industry solutions requires not only operational excellence, but also compliance with challenging industry norms and regulations. Recognizing the importance of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) for quality control and characterization, PANalytical’s dedicated analytical X-ray solutions and expertise contribute significant value, ensuring you can rise above the competition, whatever your analytical needs. In this article, we present an overview of the integrated instruments, standards and industry support you can rely on from PANalytical.

Surpassing standards with Axios and AxiosmAX-Petro
XRF spectrometry is a key technology used extensively for critical elemental analysis of petroleum products - not just in quality control to conform to standards, but also in compliance with environmental regulations - analysing sulfur content for example.

For the analysis of sulfur in petroleum products the dedicated AxiosmAX-Petro XRF spectrometer easily fulfils the requirements of international standards, like ASTM D2622-10 and ISO 20884:04. Moreover, repeated measurements on NIST diesel SRM 2723a demonstrate excellent long-term accuracy and stability over 120 days.

Sharing the same platform as AxiosmAX-Petro, the lower power (1 kW) Axios spectrometer is also proven to give excellent accuracy and precision.It is particularly suited to applications with lower sample throughput. Both systems of the Axios range, incorporate also the latest in user support, namely, PANassist remote assistance. Preinstalled software enables connection via LAN, DSL or UMTS enabling fast, dedicated remote diagnostics and support, like SMS services.