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Fuel Oils

Fuel Oils consist of a wide range of petroleum products used in our everyday lives. These oils consist of the heaviest commercial fuels that can be obtained from crude oil, heavier than gasoline and naphtha. Fuel oil uses include heating  homes, lighting  furnaces, producing steam for industrial uses and for generating electric energy. If the oils are not properly formulated and tested, or have become contaminated in any manner, damage to equipment can be expected. Oil analysis is a preventive maintenance tool that uncovers fixable problems before they become catastrophic failures.  Proper and timely testing means less unscheduled downtime and increased equipment reliability. This leads to higher productivity and profitability.

Chem-Bac Laboratories can provide a full range of specification testing on No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6. Fuel Oil distillates. The specification testing focuses on the specifications outlined in ASTM D 396.

ASTM D 396 – Standard Specification for Fuel Oils

  • ASTM D93: Flash Point, Pensky-Martens

  • ASTM D97: Pour Point

  • ASTM D445 Kinematic viscosity

  • ASTM D1298: Density, Hydrometer method

  • ASTM D95: Water Content

  • ASTM D482: Ash content

  • ASTM D2622: Sulfur content, energy-dispersive x-ray (XRF)

  • ASTM D473: Total sediment

  • ASTM D574: Carbon residue

  • ASTM D130 Copper Corrosion

  • ASTM D128 Neutralization (Acid) Number

Contamination and Failure Analyses

Chem-Bac Laboratories not only ensures that fuel oils meet their relevant specifications, but also works with companies and individuals to investigate problems encountered while refining, transporting, and using all fuel oil grades.

  • ASTM D 7691: Dissolved and Suspended Metals in Fuel Oils (ICP, AA)

  • ASTM D 6304 – Water Contamination

  • ASTM 6974 – Microbiological Contamination (Filtration and Selective Plating Techniques)

  • Determination of Unknown Contaminants present in Fuel Oils (Sediment, Polymers, Paraffins, )

  • Out of Specification Testing

  • Petroleum and Energy
    • Jet Aviation Fuel
    • Diesel Fuel
    • Fuel Oils
    • Gasoline
    • Coal
    • Natural and Specialty Gases
  • Polymers
    • Physical Testing
    • Chemical Testing
    • Specification Testing
    • Additives and Plasticizers
    • Contamination Investigations
    • Identification Testing
  • Textiles
    • Physical Testing
    • Chemical Testing
    • Specification Testing
    • Failure or Staining Investigations
    • Antimicrobial Finish Testing
  • Metallurgical
    • Specification Testing
    • Corrosion Investigations
  • Microbiological
    • Microbial Limit Tests
    • Efficacy Testing
    • Specified Microorganism Testing
    • Drinking Water
    • Microbe Identification
    • Shelf Life
  • Specialized Testing
    • Research and Product Development
    • Contaminant Investigations
    • Out of Specification Testing

For a versatile and comprehensive testing call 704-394-6381

Chem-Bac is a full service testing laboratory that has been in business for over 50 years. Our Equipment, Testing Capabilities and Applications include: AOAC, AATCC, EPA, USP/NF, ASTM, ACS, and NIOSH Methods. Chem-Bac is one of the most versatile and comprehensive testing laboratories in the southeast.

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