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Advanced flame detection and false alarm discrimination

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

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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When every temperature change determines the process

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Precise reactor temperature control with the new VIGORO 7500 – energy-efficient, dynamic and sustainable.Whether in the laboratory, technical centre, or at...

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Award-winning safety technology enhances firefighter protection and emergency response

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Connected safety technology from Blackline Safety Corp. designed to enhance worker protection and emergency response, has received a 2026 Firehouse Innovati...

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Diesel quality control from physical properties to fuel composition

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Diesel quality control involves a broad range of analytical parameters, from flash point and oxidation stability to viscosity, density, distillation behaviou...