Advancements in Sulphur Analysis: Techniques and Solutions Petro Online

Sulphur analysis

Refiners face increasing pressure to produce higher-quality fuels while optimising efficiency. Over the past decade, global regulatory bodies have enforc...

Tackling sulphur and feedstock challenges with XRF at refineries and pip...

Sulphur analysis

Whether used for crude oil blending and monitoring, assaying or blending marine bunker fuels, or custody transfer, the Rigaku NEX XT is an excellent on-line...

On-line Analysis of Sulphur in Petroleum Streams

Sulphur analysis

TE Instruments’ Xplorer-V is a fully automated nitrogen and sulphur analyser that offers the most features out of the smallest footprint. Completely optimi...

Fast and accurate nitrogen and sulphur analysis for the petroleum-relate...

Sulphur analysis

Elemental analysis by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) is a well-established technique for the petroleum and petrochemical industries — from qu...

The Advantages of Elemental Analysis Using EDXRF Technology

Sulphur analysis

Elemental analysers are essential tools for the petroleum industry. Whether monitoring crude oil, optimising the refining process, or improving the quality o...

Cartesian Geometry EDXRF: More Analytical Capabilities at an Affordable...

Sulphur analysis

Elemental analysis is essential to the petroleum industry and is imperative for processing purposes, meeting contract agreements, and complying with regulato...

NEX CG II: An All-in-one Elemental Analyser for Petroleum Applications

Sulphur analysis

Analysing for sulphur is a top concern; however, contamination or adulteration through salts and other chlorine-bearing compounds or metals such as nickel an...

The Benefits of Using Multi-element EDXRF Analysers for Crude Oil Analysis

Sulphur analysis

Rigaku EDXRF benchtop and process elemental analysers serve upstream and midstream for in-field use and downstream for refineries and commercial labs. They...

Need rapid elemental analysis of sulphur, chlorine, metals, and more?

Sulphur analysis

Rigaku’s NEX XT provides critical, online and real-time X-ray transmission (XRT) sulphur measurements from 200 perts-per-billion to 6 wt% for petroleum s...

Rapid and precise on-line analysis of sulphur for blending operations

Sulphur analysis

Reliable and accurate sulphur measurements are critical for blending operations. Whether used for crude oil blending and monitoring, assaying or blending mar...

NEX XT Total Sulphur Analyser – Blend to Optimal Profitability

What is Sulphur analysis for fuels?
Sulphur analysis (Sulfur in the USA) is of paramount importance in petro-related fuel industries primarily due to its direct impact on environmental and human health. High Sulphur content in fuels, such as petrol (gasoline) and diesel, leads to the emission of Sulphur dioxide (SO2) when burned. SO2 is a major contributor to air pollution and the formation of acid rain, which can harm ecosystems, corrode infrastructure, and have adverse health effects on humans.

To mitigate these environmental and health concerns, many countries have established stringent regulations limiting the sulphur content in fuels. Low-sulphur fuels, often referred to as ultra-low sulphur fuels, significantly reduce harmful emissions when combusted.
Accurate sulphur analysis is necessary to ensure that fuel products meet these regulatory requirements. In this section of the website, we focus on equipment and standards surrounding sulphur analysis predominantly concerned with fuels.