Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a series of X-ray systems and resources for the petrochemical industry.
The offerings include a comprehensive portfolio of X-ray spectrometry equipment, combined with the opening of a demonstration laboratory in the U.S.
and the launch of a comprehensive Web portal.
The demonstration laboratory has been opened in Sugar Land, Texas, to serve the needs of the high concentration of petrochemical companies situated in the Gulf Coast region.
Showcased at the facility is the company's complete range of Thermo Scientific energy- dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometers, along with other laboratory instruments, consumables and software systems.
The laboratory, officially opened in January 2009, is staffed with scientists and technicians, available to demonstrate how to use each X-ray spectrometry system for current and prospective customers.
Thermo Fisher has also launched a web portal, www.thermo.com/xpetro, presenting the analytical capabilities of Thermo Scientific X-ray spectrometry systems for the petrochemical industry.
Featured products include the ARL Advant'X Series Intellipower, ARL Optim'X WDXRF and ARL Quant'X EDXRF spectrometers, as well as the Petroilquant calibration package and Oxsas software.
Visitors to the microsite can access and download a selection of application notes, as well as the latest issue of the Materials Analyst e-newsletter on X-ray and related techniques.
The web portal also provides information on the Thermo Scientific training institutes located in Ecublens, Switzerland, West Palm Beach, Florida, Madison, Wisconsin, Hertfordshire, UK and Sugar Land, Texas.
Combining the Thermo Scientific EDXRF and WDXRF spectrometers with intelligent software systems allows fast, non-destructive, quantitative analysis in an extended array of petrochemical applications, from routine to highly specialised research.
The ARL Advant'X Series Intellipower and ARL Optim'X WDXRF spectrometers can be calibrated for petrochemical applications using the Petroilquant calibration package.
Petroilquant is designed to help analysts in the petrochemical industry meet various analytical requirements, including low concentration limits, high throughput, maximum speed of analysis and superior accuracy.
It eases quantitative analysis for up to 24 elements in a variety of automotive fuels, lubricants, heavy residual oils and wear metals in oils.
Offering a global calibration programme that requires no standards, no analytical expertise and limited instrument time, Petroilquant is a quick and cost-effective system for petrochemical laboratories.
