Advancing Fuel Testing Precision with XCP® TECHNOLOGY

Since its 2010 introduction, the XCP TECHNOLOGY (XCP) platform by CFR Engines Inc. (CFR®) has significantly advanced CFR Octane and Cetane engine capabilities. Designed for evolving testing demand...

What process managers need to know about tincone films for CCU fuels

Are we on the cusp of a phase-change in petrochemicals? Here’s how process monitoring professionals can up-skill for the emergence of hybrid thin films in carbon utilization systems. By Jed Thomas Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is gaining traction as a serious contender in the...

Fuel for thought

Score becomes largest global distributor of Val-Tex and Sealweld products

Measurement and testing

Accurate and reliable trace moisture measurement in gases is critical in numerous industrial and scientific applications. Reliably calibrating trace moisture...

A sophisticated solution to the trials and tribulations of trace moistur...

Measurement and testing

The PSA Air Sentinel is an unattended ambient air, active sampling device that provides sampling with an accurate air volume for mercury in air studies. This...

Active air sampling for the determination of mercury

Safety

Inspection and maintenance tasks in hazardous areas are always particularly challenging. To enable mobile workers to carry out their tasks in such Ex-zones,...

A smartphone as a proven alternative to Ex-cameras

Measurement and testing

Any refinery control lab, R&D lab, or gas sensor development lab requires accurate calibration gas standards for calibrating GC, GC-MS, or other analytical...

How do you calibrate?

Sulphur analysis

Sulphur Analysis with Unmatched Precision and Versatility ElvaX S Lab by Elvatech is a specialised benchtop XRF analyser designed specifically for accurate...

ElvaX S Lab – Advanced XRF analyser for sulphur in oil

Measurement and testing

Goodway® Technologies ScaleBreak®- MP is a unique blend of citric acid with corrosion inhibitors, wetting, and penetrating agents. It...

ScaleBreak®-MP

Analytical instrumentation

Could one elemental analyser simplify your compliance and quality control? The petroleum industry faces ongoing challenges in complying with regulatory requi...

Ensuring compliance? Why EDXRF is ideal for analysing sulphur, chlorine,...

Fuel for thought

As the petrochemical industry continues to explore circular models, biomass is envisaged as playing a key role beside recycling and captured carbon – but...

How sustainable is biomass-derived carbon feedstock?

Lubricant analysis

Paltro will display its Modular Traction Tribometer (MTT) at the 2025 Detroit Lube Expo. This ball-on-disc instrument precisely measures friction and wear in...

State of the art modular traction tribometer to be showcased at Lubrican...

Analytical instrumentation

Model E by WI Instruments™ (WI), a CFR Engines Inc. (CFR®) brand is an advanced ethanol analyzer that provides bioethanol producers with a comp...

Revolutionizing Ethanol Analysis with Model E: Precision & Efficiency in...

Fuel analysis

Please introduce yourself. I obtained a PhD in the field of spectroscopic studies of the polar arctic atmosphere whilst working at the Alfred-Wegener Inst...

Getting to know you...Edo Johann Becker

Analytical instrumentation

Introduction As of 2024, transportation is the leading greenhouse gas emitting sector in the United States at 14 million metric tons, a 0.8% increase from...

Lubrication Technology Breakthroughs in Internal Combustion Engines that...

Fuel for thought

Like the energy sector, the chemicals industry is navigating a total upheaval as it attempts to move beyond fossil fuels – but what should we be aiming f...

What is renewable carbon – and why is it the future of petrochemicals?

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March 2025

Analytical Instrumentation - Elemental Analysis for Quality and Process Control at Refineries, for Lubricants and Wear Metals in Engine Oils - Synthetic Lubricants: New Developments - Scaling...