Analytical services
Our standardized and specialized analytical services offer support to internal/external research and development (R&D) and industrial operations.
Our areas of focus
CanmetENERGY Devon’s Analytical Services team dedicates its effort to perform standard and customized tests to support internal and external work. We make every effort to:
Provide rapid, accurate analysis to support pilot testing conducted on site.
Provide accurate analysis for external clients to support their R&D and commercial operation activities.
Provide customized solutions to analysis problems arising from R&D activities.
Analytical Services at CanmetENERGY Devon
CanmetENERGY Devon’s Analytical Services team specializes in analysis of samples related to the petroleum industry. The team performs hydrocarbon, solids and water analyses, as well as analysis of multiphase systems and geotechnical properties.
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| Hydrocarbons | |
|---|---|
| Equipment/test | Example of use |
| GC-SCD | Sulphur distribution by boiling point |
| GCxGC-SCD | Sulphur speciation in diesel and VGO samples |
| GC-GC-SCD | H2S in crude oil by heartcutting GC-GC-SCD |
| GC-NCD | Nitrogen distribution by boiling point |
| GCxGC-NCD | Nitrogen speciation in diesel and VGO samples |
| Refinery Gas Analyser | Quantitation of fixed gasses and C1-C6 hydrocarbons |
| GCxGC-FID | Hydrocarbon speciation in diesel and VGO samples |
| GC-VUV | ASTM D8071 PIONA analysis in gasoline |
| GC-FID | PFT solvent composition |
| Detailed hydrocarbon analysis | Can/CGSB-3.0 14.3. Quantitation of species in gasoline |
| GCxGC-TOFMS | Hydrocarbon speciation in bio-crude samples |
| HPLIS-GC-FID | ASTM D8003 heated and pressurized injection of live crude oil for C1-C25 quantitation |
| Pyrolysis-GC-MS | Identification of thermal degradation products from biomass samples |
| HS-GC-MS | Determination of volatile organics |
| 600mHz NMR | Quantitation of olefins in oil, hydrocarbon types analysis of asphaltenes |
| Simulated distillation | ASTM D2887 and ASTM D7169 boiling point distribution of hydrocarbon liquids |
| FTIR | Carbonyl content in oil |
| Fouling propensity | Alcor HLPS testing for fouling rate of crude oils and related products |
| Compatibility | Wiehe method for compatibility and stability of oils (P-Value) |
| C5/C7 insoluble | ASTM D4055M/ASTM D3279 asphaltene content in oil |
| NIR probe | Asphaltene content by near infrared detection |
| Toluene insoluble | ASTM D4870 Solids and coke content in oil |
| Micro carbon residue | ASTM D 4530 Estimated coke formation of oil |
| Density | ASTM D4052, ASTM D70 density of oils and residues |
| Softening point | ASTM D36, point at which a residue begins to flow |
| Penetration point | ASTM D5, measure of hardness of a pitch or residue |
| KF Titration | ASTM D4377 water content in hydrocarbons |
| Bromine number | ASTM D1159 estimate of the olefinic content of an oil |
| Diene number | UOP 326-08 estimate of the di-olefinic content of an oil |
| Molecular weight by FPD | Molecular weight of a distillate |
| Molecular weight by VPO | Molecular weight of a residue |
| TAN | ASTM D8045 total acid number of a hydrocarbon sample |
| Viscosity | ASTM D7042, ASTM D5018,ASTM D445 viscosity of hydrocarbons |
| Aniline point | ASTM D611 estimate of aromaticity in diesel samples |
| CHN | ASTM D5291C carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen content of combustible samples |
| Sulphur content (combustion) | ASTM D1552 total sulphur content of combustible samples |
| Sulphur content (XRF) | ASTM D4294 total sulphur content of liquid hydrocarbons |
| Nitrogen content (combustion) | ASTM D4629 total nitrogen content of liquid hydrocarbons |
| ICP-MS | ASTM D8110 metals content in hydrocarbons by dilution |
| Oxygen content (pyrolysis) | Total oxygen content of combustible samples |
| SARA | D2007M saturates, aromatics,resins asphaltenes determination by open column chromatography |
| Olefins content (SPE) | Separation and quantitation of olefins in a saturates fraction |
| Spinning band distillation | Fractionation of crude oil into fuel cuts |
| Pot still distillation | Fractionation of crude oil at low temperature to avoid cracking sulphur species |
| Short path distillation | Fractionation of atmospheric residues to cut points greater than 500°C |
| BS&W | ASTM D1796 bottom solids and water in oil |
| Ash | ASTM D482 ash content of oils |
| DSC | Heat capacity of hydrocarbon |
| Raman spectroscopy | Functional group analysis of oils |
| Solids/materials/polymers | |
|---|---|
| Equipment/test | Example of use |
| Dean-Stark extraction | Determination of bitumen, solids and water in ore samples |
| XRF | Metals content in solids such as dry tailings |
| XRD | Identification and quantitation of clays in MFT |
| Density | Density by He pycnometry |
| Particle size (sieve) | Size fraction distribution of tailings by wet or dry sieve |
| Particle size (light scattering) | Particle size distribution of tailings |
| Particle size (X-Ray absorbtion) | Particle size distribution of clay |
| Moisture content | Oven or microwave drying to determine moisture in MFT |
| Methylene blue titration | Estimate of clay content |
| Light microscopy | Image analysis, semi-quantitative compositional analysis, correlative microscopy |
| Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | Analyses of surface topography and morphology of materials and elemental composition |
| HS-GC-MS | Determination of volatile organics |
| BET | Pore size and surface area measurements |
| TGA | Moisture and Ash content of soil |
| DSC | Melting point |
| GPC | Polymer size analysis |
| ICP-MS-Digestion | Metals in soil and tailings |
| ICP-OES Fusion | Metals in soil and tailings |
| TOC | Organic carbon content in soil samples |
| Cryo-milling | Liquid nitrogen cooled size reduction |
| Water | |
|---|---|
| Equipment/test | Example of use |
| Ion chromatography | Anion content in aqueous samples |
| ICP-OES | Cation content in aqueous samples |
| ICP-MS-MS | Major and trace metals in aqueous samples |
| TOC | Organic carbon content in aqueous samples |
| HS-GC-MS | Determination of volatile organics |
| Turbidity | Process water clarity |
| Alkalinity | Carbonate content and total alkalinity |
| pH/conductivity | pH and conductivity or aqueous samples |
| LC-QTRAP | Organic profile of aqueous samples |
| Multiphase systems | |
|---|---|
| Equipment/test | Example of use |
| Rheology | Viscosity of MFT and fluid tailings |
| Interfacial tension | Measurement of adhesion or repulsion forces of oil with water or solids |
| Micro-calorimetry | Determination of enthalpy of mixing |
| GC-FID | Solvent content in fluid tailings |
| Rotovap | Solvent to bitumen ratio in PFT dil-bit |
| Geotechnical | |
|---|---|
| Equipment/test | Example of use |
| Vane shear test | ASTM D4648 vane shear test for saturated fine-grained clayey soil |
| Fall cone test | Shear strength of soil using fall cone |
| One-dimensional consolidation | ASTM D2435 one-dimensional consolidation properties of soils using incremental loading |
| Direct shear test | ASTM D3080 direct shear test of soils under consolidated load drained conditions |
| Large strain consolidation | Consolidation of large volume change soils and slurries with permeability measurement using upward flow constant head |
| Soil water characteristic curve | ASTM D6836 determination of SWCC using pressure extractor and Tempe cell |
| Liquid and plastic limits | ASTM D4318 liquid limit by fall cone or Cassagrande method. Plastic limit by hand rolling |
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