Wilks Enterprise has supplied infrared analysers to a major petroleum terminal in order to successfully transport blended biodiesel through a distribution pipeline.
Extensive tests on the biodiesel blend were conducted at the beginning and end of the pipeline to ensure the biodiesel met blend specifications.
The instruments used for the testing were an Infraspec VFA-IR spectrometer and an Infracal biodiesel blend analyser, both manufactured by Wilks Enterprise.
The Infraspec VFA-IR spectrometer and Infracal blend analyser are able to provide accurate blend ratio measurements.
They are rugged, compact, portable instruments that can be used by non-technical personnel.
Both instruments provide a direct readout in per cent biodiesel giving the user the capability to measure the blend ratio on site - at a fuel loading rack, in a laboratory, or from a pump at a fueling station - in less than one minute.
